An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere

Autor/in	Thomason, Rhonda
Titel	An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere
Quelle	In: Teaching Tolerance, (2008) 34, S.5 (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-2847
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Conflict Resolution; Public Education; Thinking Skills; Ideology; Skill Development; Student Development; Social Development; Social Justice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Denkfähigkeit; Ideologie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	Educators--and parents and politicians and others--say children are their future. They say that they want students to think critically, that they want them to be problem-solvers, to ask questions, to challenge educators to make the world a better place. And yet, the author sees educators set aside these high aspirations and silenced by the fear of professional disfavor and criticism. As an educator, as a parent and as an activist, the author is deeply troubled in rethinking public education. This article takes a look at the author's struggle to reconcile ideology with reality in the nations' classrooms and schools. The author calls for a revolution of hope, a revolution that eliminates the hands-off practice of urging students to resolve their own problems while leaving students vulnerable to bullying and burdened with issues too huge for them to ever resolve, and urges educators to seize a golden opportunity to rethink the nature and purpose of public education. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Southern Poverty Law Center. 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. Tel: 334-956-8200; Fax: 334-956-8484; Web site: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/magazine/index.jsp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10