Victory in Our Schools We Can Give Our Children Excellent Public Education

Name: Victory in Our Schools We Can Give Our Children Excellent Public Education
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ISBN: 9780553379747

ISBN-10: 0553379747

ISBN-13: 9780553379747

Edition: N/A

Authors: John Stanford, Robin Simons

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Education is not just a matter for the politicians and professionals; it is a matter for all of us. For we are the public in public education. When we work together, we can do it...we can reach and teach these children. Meet John Stanford, the successfully unorthodox superintendent of Seattle public schools and former U.S. Army major general, whose gutsy, no-nonsense educational reforms and inspirational leadership have sparked a revolution in public education. Under his visionary guidance, test scores are improving, violence has declined to a ten-year low, student/teacher morale is soaring, and the community has rallied around the schools as never before. In this remarkable book, he…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/3/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Introduction



The Victory Is in the Classroom



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Share a Common Vision and a Plan for Getting There



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Turn Our Schools into Achievement Systems



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Hold Our People Accountable



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Make School More Exciting than the Streets



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Empower Our Teachers to Teach



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Run Our Schools Like Businesses



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Make the Media Our Partners



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Stop Being Afraid of Change



We Can Achieve the Victory When We Use Love to Lead Our Children