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Tables of Contents for School Wars
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
The Authors
xv
Part One: The Challenge to Public Education
The Current Conflict
3
14
A System in Gridlock
Historical Perspectives
School Critics: Who Are They?
17
16
Leaders of the Pack
The Role of Fundamentalism
The Great Conspiracy: Secular Humanism and the New Age
33
22
The So-Called Religion of Secular Humanism
A Deliberate Plan
The New Age Religion
Strategies and Tactics
55
12
Pulling the Alarm
The Stretch Technique
Taking Legal Action
Infiltrating the School Board
Opposition Efforts
Part Two: School Reforms Under Attack
The State of Public Education
67
26
The Basics of School Reform
The Case Against Public Education
Our National Educational Goals
Advances in Learning Theory
School Improvement Initiatives
93
22
Outcome-Based Education
The Whole Language Movement
Thinking Skills
Imagery Techniques
Self-Esteem
Literature and Curricula
115
20
In the Extreme
Evolution
Global Education and Multiculturalism
Sex Education
Part Three: Understanding Our Differences
A Matter of World View
135
20
The Power of Paradigms
Authority for Knowledge and Truth
Views About Human Nature and the Self
Values
The Nature of Reality
Do Educators Have a Common World View?
Religious Traditions
155
16
Defining Religion
Christianity: One or Many?
Judaism: The Broad Perspective
Buddhism and Islam
New Religions and the New Age Religion
What Religion Is and Does
Philosophical Perspectives
171
10
Humanism
The Secular and Secularism
Secular Humanism
Church and State
181
16
A Wall of Separation?
The Free Exercise Clause
School Prayer
Part Four: What Educators Can Do
Religion and Values in Public Education
197
16
Influence of the Courts and Professional Organizations
Consensus Efforts
Public Schools and Values
Responding to Parental and Community Concerns
213
8
Selection and Reconsideration Policies
Rationales and Educational Plans
One-on-One with Parents
The Community at Work
221
14
New Areas of Conflict
Let All Voices Be Heard
Appendix A: Key Public School Cases
235
30
Early Textbook Battles
Notable Court Cases
Appendix B: Resources
265
10
Organizations Supporting Intellectual Freedom
For Information on Teaching About Religion
Character Education Resources
For the Conservative Christian World View
Content Learning Goals
Notes
275
28
References
303
18
Index
321