Dear Josie: Witnessing the Hopes and Failures of Democratic Education

By Caitlin Featherstone, Joseph Featherstone, Liza Featherstone, et al.

Book Overview

Features:

Some of Featherstone's best-known articles from The New Republic and his celebrated letter to "Josie," a young woman entering teaching today. Ideas that link classroom practice to a social and historical perspective--a one-volume educational foundations course.Portraits of outstanding K-12 teachers and detailed descriptions of their classroom practices.Examination of issues beyond the classroom, such as the changing definitions of childhood and essential connections between school reform and broader political change.A critique of the direction of contemporary educational policy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807743267
• ISBN13: 9780807743263
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"