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Anyone who has served on a school board or taught in a classroom has stories to tell, but few have chronicled their experiences with the candor and humor of school board president and journalism professor Howard Good in Educated Guess: A School Board Member Reflects.
School board veterans and rookies alike will identify with Good's wide-ranging tales of board service. The book provides guidance to those facing common school board issues: school violence, censorship, public speaking, budget cuts, citizen complaints, internal conflicts, and the negative image that seems to dog school boards no matter what they do.
Educated Guess is filled with insights that Good has acquired as a school board member for the past six years and as a teacher for many more. Reading the book is like listening to a sometimes wise, sometimes wise-cracking voice philosophizing about human nature as well as the nature of education.
Some of the most poignant parts of this book contain Good's reminiscences about the teachers he had while growing up. Although he doesn't spare bad teachers, he characteristically finds something positive even amid hurtful memories.
Educated Guess: A School Board Member Reflects is enjoyable, instructive, and inspirational. School board members, school administrators, teachers, and parents will be informed and invigorated by it.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Part 3 PART I SCHOOL BOARD BLUES
Chapter 4 1 Say What?
Chapter 5 2 Then and Now
Chapter 6 3 Shadow of the Gun
Chapter 7 4 Censorsh*t
Chapter 8 5 School Board Blues
Chapter 9 6 Public Speaking, Private Nightmare
Chapter 10 7 Into the Fire
Chapter 11 8 School Board Notebook
Chapter 12 9 School Pictures
Chapter 13 10 Flower Power
Part 14 PART II HONEY AND ASHES
Chapter 15 11 Mom's the Word
Chapter 16 12 Honey and Ashes
Chapter 17 13 Epitaph for an English Teacher
Chapter 18 14 The Age of Impatience
Chapter 19 15 The Family Plan
Chapter 20 16 The Contempt Syndrome
Chapter 21 17 Grammarama
Chapter 22 18 X-thics
Chapter 23 19 Advice to Graduates
Chapter 24 20 Off to See the Wizard
Chapter 25 About the Author
Product details
| Published | 05 Jun 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 112 |
| ISBN | 9780585478982 |
| Imprint | R&L Education |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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