Assault on Kids: How Hyper-Accountability, Corporatization, Deficit Ideologies, and Ruby Payne are Destroying Our Schools

Book Overview

Hyper-accountability, corporatization, deficit ideology, and Ruby Payne's preparation of teachers to comply with these and other atrocities are not merely markers of philosophical shifts in education. They are manifestations of a neoliberal remaking of public schooling into a private and corporate enterprise. Collectively, these trends are seen not just as an imposition, but as an assault on quality pedagogy; an assault on democratic ideals of equity and social justice; and an assault on kids compelled to participate simply because they are public school students. This edited collection is a response by critically-minded educators, activists, and scholars - both a reaction to and a call to action against these vilifications. It is critical reading for students, professors, administrators, and policy makers involved in public education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433112280
• ISBN13: 9781433112287
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"