Spectacular Things Happen along the Way Lessons from an Urban Classroom

Name: Spectacular Things Happen along the Way Lessons from an Urban Classroom
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ISBN: 9780807748572

ISBN-10: 0807748579

ISBN-13: 9780807748572

Edition: 2008

Authors: Brian D. Schultz, Carl A. Grant, Douglas B. Larkin

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This is an inspiring story of one teacher who resisted the pressures of "teaching to the test" and created a curriculum based on his students' needs, wants, and desires. When Brian Schultz challenged his fifth-grade students to name problems in their community, they unanimously focused on replacing their dilapidated school building. This book portrays the students' attempts at solving this real-world problem through a year-long project that they developed together with their teacher. Throughout his narrative, Schultz shares the difficulties he encountered with the curriculum, the school system, the students, and himself, as well as the successes and discoveries made along the way.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 4/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Preface and Acknowledgments



Embracing Students' Interests for Schoolwork


What's Worth Knowing?


"Inverting" the Curriculum


Education as a Two-Way Street



Our School Is a Dump! Identifying a Problem That Needs Solving


This Ain't No Schoolwork, This Is Important!


Feelin' Like a Big and Powerful Grown-up


Needin' Them Pizza Things



Getting the Word Out: Sharing Authority in Room 405


You Wouldn't Let Your Kids Come to a School That Is Falling Apart


When Are We Going to Do Work?


Just Like a Record Deal



Seeking a Perfect Solution


The Chicago Tribune


Young Warriors


Carr's "Savage Inequalities"


Television, Radio, and Protecting the Kids



Process as Product


Practicing What I Preached


Do You Have Any Pets?


The Bestest Year Ever


Nader Comes to Carr


Bittersweet Final Days



Justice-Oriented Teaching


Negotiating Risks


Needing Support


Theorizing with Students


Education with Authenticity and Purpose


Developing Classrooms for Social Action


Progressive Education in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods


Complicating Good Intentions



Conclusion


How Ya Gonna Help Us?


Understanding Each Other


Let Those Voices Be Heard!


Enduring Achievement and Impact


References


Index


About the Author