Product Description: What does it mean to be “patriotic” in the United States after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? And how have the prevailing notions of patriotism―loudly trumpeted in the American media―affected education in American schools? In this wide-ranging, thoughtful, and spirited book, renowned educational leaders and classroom practitioners answer these questions with insights, opinions, and hard facts...read more

Product Description: What are teacher communities? What are they after? How do they begin? Do they evolve through stages? How alike or different are they from one another? And how are such communities built? This account of an urban and a suburban school, the author attempts to provide answers to these questions...read more