Taking sides.
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by Dennis L. Evans.
Contributors: Evans, Dennis L.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw Hill/Dushkin
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
Subjects: Education, Secondary -- United States.; Education, Secondary -- Social aspects.; High schools -- United States.
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial issues in secondary education; Issues in secondary education
Description: Twenty debates in secondary education; ethnocentric education, school uniforms, block scheduling, and more. Requiring students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgments, Taking Sides actively develops students' critical thinking skills.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1 Purposes:; title: Should school attendance be voluntary? --; title: Is citizenship education working in the public schools? --; title: Should all secondary school students experience the same curriculum? --; title: Is ethnocentric education a good idea? --; title: Should secondary schools emphasize education for the workplace? -- -- Pt. 2 Policies:; title: Should religious content and concepts be more evident in our schools? --; title: Do school uniforms cause improvements? --; title: Are zero tolerance policies necessary and effective? --; title: Is achievement level tracking of students a defensible educational practice? --; title: Is high-stakes standardized testing defensible? --; title: Should teacher pay be tied to measures of student learning? --; title: Is the school principal indispensable? -- -- Pt. 3 Practices:; title: Is block scheduling better than traditional scheduling? --; title: Is homework beneficial to students? --; title: Does the practice of grading students serve useful purposes? --; title: Can technology transform education? --; title: Should service learning be a high school graduation requirement? --; title: Is the emphasis on globalization in the study of world history appropriate? --; title: Should classical works be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum? --; title: Should we be cheering for high school sports programs?