Educational freedom for a democratic society
Subtitle: a critique of national goals, standards, and curriculum
By: edited by Ron Miller.
Contributors: Miller, Ron, 1956-
Publisher: Resource Center for Redesigning Education, c1995.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Brandon, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Education -- Standards -- United States; Education and state -- United States; Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States; Educational planning -- United States; Academic freedom -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the case against national goals, standards, and curriculum / Ron Miller; title: Schooling in the modern age: core assumptions underlying the standards agenda / Ron Miller; title: Reforming school reform / James Moffett; title: Educational reform and the dangers of triumphant rhetoric / Jeffrey Kane; title: Goal setting in education / Nel Noddings; title: Charter schools and procedural freedom / Gary Lamb; title: Goals 2000: what have we done with our freedom? / Ronald Milito; title: Goals 2000 versus the rights of conscience and the building of community / Stephen Arons; title: Culture, imperialism, and goals 2000 / Harold Berlak; title: Goals 2000, the triumph of vulgarity, and the legitimation of social injustice / David E. Purpel; title: The white man's burden, revisited / Gerald Porter; title: Mad as Hell / Patrick Shannon; title: Holding our ground: Goals 2000 and families / Seth Rockmuller and Katharine Houk; title: Unschooling 2000 / Pat Farenga; title: Thoughts from a free mom / Linda Dobson; title: The secret of education / Lynn Stoddard; title: A holistic philosophy of educational freedom / Ron Miller.