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Ravitch, Diane Silvers was born on July 1, 1938 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Walter Cracker and Ann Celia (Katz) Silvers.
(Diane Ravitch (author; former NYC schools teacher, admini...)
Diane Ravitch (author; former NYC schools teacher, administrator). NYC Public School System. Social change. Great school wars: 1805-1973. Community; teachers; parents; politicians. Unions. Strikes.
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This widely praised history of the controversies that have beset American schools and universities since World War II is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the condition of American education today.
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( This widely praised history of the controversies that h...)
This widely praised history of the controversies that have beset American schools and universities since World War II is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the condition of American education today.
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The author of The Troubled Crusade and other important books and writings on education brings her own blend of sanity, common sense, and commitment to excellence to the problems of the nation’s schools.
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( The author of The Troubled Crusade and other important ...)
The author of The Troubled Crusade and other important books and writings on education brings her own blend of sanity, common sense, and commitment to excellence to the problems of the nation’s schools.
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(In this book, nationally recognized education authority D...)
In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; considers federal and state-level activities; and analyzes the prospects for a national system of standards and assessments. Ravitch asserts that raising standards is about raising the achievement levels not only of the best students, but of all students. She suggests that deciding what children should learn is the first step toward achieving this goal. National standards should not discredit unorthodox educational programs or dictate instructional methods, however. Ravitch makes recommendations regarding the role of states in setting standards for schools and districts, the role of institutions of higher learning and business in promoting standards, and the role of assessments in maintaining standards. Ravitch contends that a system of standards and assessments, no matter how reliable, will not solve all the problems of American education, but it will help to get the teaching and learning parts of the educational system right. Ultimately the improvement of American education depends on widespread cultural support for educational achievement.
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For the past one hundred years, Americans have argued and worried about the quality of their schools. Some charged that students were not learning enough, while others complained that the schools were not furthering social progress. In Left Back, education historian Diane Ravitch describes this ongoing battle of ideas and explains why school reform has so often disappointed. She recounts grandiose efforts to use the schools for social engineering, even while those efforts diminished the schools' ability to provide a high-quality education for all children. By illuminating the history of education in the twentieth century, Left Back points the way to reviving American schools today.
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Have you ever heard of Suggestopedia? Do you know what a gallery walk is? How about the difference between a stem and a foil? Maybe you don't think it's necessary to know these education terms. Diane Ravitch thinks otherwise. Education, like most professions, has its own unique vocabulary that is often unfamiliar to outsiders. But unlike those of other professions, Ravitch contends, the language of education must be clear and intelligible to all. Because education in large part determines the future of our society, economy, and culture, it's crucial that education issues be understood by the general public. And to understand the issues, we need to understand the specialized language used in the field. In this book, Ravitch demystifies the often-obscure and ever-changing lingo of the education field. With more than 500 entries, EdSpeak translates what Ravitch refers to as the "strange tongue" of pedagogese into plain English, adding historical context and lively commentary along the way. This glossary will serve as a valuable resource both for veteran educators who need to stay abreast of newly emerging terminology and for newcomers to the profession--be they teachers, administrators, parents, students, or just citizens who care about what happens in the classroom.
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A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America’s schools: • leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen • devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be learning • expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools • pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not “merit pay” based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores • encourage family involvement in education from an early age The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.
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( A passionate plea to preserve and renew public educatio...)
A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America’s schools: • leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen • devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be learning • expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools • pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not “merit pay” based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores • encourage family involvement in education from an early age The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.
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The American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse. The 200 poems, speeches, songs, essays, letters, and documents were chosen both for their readability and for their significance. These are the words that have inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, and comforted Americans in days gone by. Gathered here are the writings that illuminate—with wit, eloquence, and sometimes sharp words—significant aspects of national conciousness. They reflect the part that all Americans—black and white, native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American, poor and wealthy—have played in creating the nation's character.
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Ravitch, Diane Silvers was born on July 1, 1938 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Walter Cracker and Ann Celia (Katz) Silvers.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1975. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Williams College, 1984.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Reed College, 1985. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Amherst College, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, 1988.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Ramapo College, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Joseph's College, New York City, 1991. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Middlebury College, 1997.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Union College, 1998.
Adjunct assistan professor Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, 1975-1978, associate professor, 1978-1983, adjunct professor, 1983-1991. Assistant secretary for educational research & improvement United States Department Education, Washington, 1991-1993, counselor to the secretary, 1991-1993. Visiting fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, 1993-1994, non-resident senior fellow, since 1994, editor papers on education policy, 1997-1905, Brown chair in education policy, 1997-1905.
Research professor New York University, since 1994. Member National Assessment Governing Board, 1997-1904. Committee on education policy National Academy Sciences, 2003-2005.
Member Koret task force Hoover Institution, 1999-2009, senior fellow, 2005-2009.
(In this book, nationally recognized education authority D...)
( This widely praised history of the controversies that h...)
( This widely praised history of the controversies that h...)
( The author of The Troubled Crusade and other important ...)
( The author of The Troubled Crusade and other important ...)
(Have you ever heard of Suggestopedia? Do you know what a ...)
( A passionate plea to preserve and renew public educatio...)
( A passionate plea to preserve and renew public educatio...)
( The American Reader is a stirring and memorable antholo...)
(For the past one hundred years, Americans have argued and...)
( Named one of the Ten Best Books about New York City by...)
( Named one of the Ten Best Books about New York City by...)
( Named one of the Ten Best Books about New York City by...)
(Diane Ravitch (author; former NYC schools teacher, admini...)
(Book by Ravitch Diane and Diane Ravitch)
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Author: The Great School Wars: New York City 1805-1973, 1974, The Revisionists Revised: A Critique of the Radical Attack on the Schools, 1977, The School and the City, 1983, The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980, 1983, Against Mediocrity: The Humanities in America's High Schools, 1984, Challenges to the Humanities, 1985, The Schools We Deserve: Reflections on the Educational Crises of Our Times, 1985, National Standards in American Education, A Citizens Guide, 1995, Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform, 2000, The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn, 2003, Edspeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords and Jargon, 2007, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education, 2010. Co-author: Educating an Urban People, 1981, What Do Our 17 Year Olds Know?: A Report on the First National Assessment of History and Literature, 1987. Editor: The American Reader: Words That Moved A Nation, 1990, Learning from the Past, 1995, Debating the Future of American Education, 1995.Co-editor: The Democracy Reader, 1992, New Schools for a New Century: The Redesign of Urban Education, 1997, City Schools: Lessons from New York, 2000, Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society, 2001, Kid Stuff: Marketing Sex and Violence to America's Children, 2003, Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers, 2006, The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know, 2006.
Chair Educational Excellence Network, 1988—1991, 1994—1996. Trustee National Humanities Center, 1999—2000, New York Public Library., 1981—1987, honorary life trustee, since 1988. Trustee New York Council on Humanities, 1996—2004.
Member Landmarks Preservation Commission, Southold, 2000—2002. Board directors Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1987—1991, Council Basic Education, 1989—1991, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 1998—2009, New American Foundation, 2000—2006, Albert Shanker Institute, since 2002, Core Knowledge Foundation, since 2003, Hunt Institute Educational Policy and Leadership, 2002—2009, National History Center, since 2007, John Dewey Educational Foundation, since 2007. Member National Academy Education, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society of America Historians, New York History Society (trustee 1995-1998), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association International.
Married Richard Ravitch, June 26, 1960 (divorced 1986). Children: Joseph, Steven (deceased), Michael.