Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062268651 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Senator Cory A. reads it. Lessons of Hope is part memoir, part blueprint for reviving public education, as Joel Klein takes us inside the dramatic struggle to turn around the New York City school system. Dubner, co-author of the "Freakonomics" series and host of Freakonomics Radio)Lessons of Hope is a bracing reminder of the need to improve America’s schools so we can deliver on the promise of a great education for everyone. (Center on Reinventing Public Education)“Lessons of Hope is unique in the education reform genre, joined perhaps only by Steve Brill’s Class Warfare.The education space is full of policy wonks, but it’s rare to get such insight from the inner trenches of the political battles fought to implement that policy.” (Huffi
Engaging and illuminating, Lessons of Hope is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of American public education.. But the journey was not easy. Klein faced resistance and conflict at every turn.Lessons of Hope lays bare the problems plaguing public education and shows how they can be solved. In a controversial move, he appointed Joel Klein, an accomplished lawyer from outside the education establishment, to lead this ambitious campaign.Lessons of Hope is Klein’s inside account of his eight-year mission of improvement: demanding accountability, eliminating political favoritism, and battling a powerful teachers union that seemed determined to protect a status quo that didn’t work for kids. At its core lies Klein’s personal story: his humble upbringing in Brooklyn and Queens, and the key role that outstanding public school teachers played in nurturing his success. Klein’s initiatives resulted in more school choice, higher graduation rates, and improved test scores. In this revealing and provocative memoir, the former chancellor of the New York City schools offers the behind-the-scenes story of the city’s dramatic ca
assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. He lives in New York City with his wife, Nicole Seligman.. Joel Klein served as chancellor of the New York City Department of Education from 2002 to 2011. He currently serves as executive vice president at News Corporation and CEO of its education division, Amplify. Department of Justice, deputy White House counsel during the Clinton administration, and CEO of the U.S. headqua
Kristen Diehl said Five Stars. Thank you.. The book is a memoir, not about how to fix our schools I recommend reading Loyd Eskildson's excellent 5 star review. He is one of the best Amazon reviewers. This is a memoir not a book about how to fix our schools. It won't be a lot of help to people interested in doing that. The negative reviewers who fault Klein for working for Murdoch fail to mention that he was hired to pursue the internal investigation related to phone hacking. He should not be faulted for that.Any attempt at making major improvements in education is I believe a somewhat futile effor. Radical reforms that bring new hope to our schools Klein's "Lesson of Hope" is definitely not the work of some ivory-tower academic. Rather, he is an "outsider" who sought to address our school's major problems starting from ground zero. School should not be a place where discipline takes up more teacher resources than teaching (though this is often the case.) He discusses what problems he sought to address, and how he did so, to turn schools around from stultifying places, to a place to which students look forward to going.He addresses frequently cit