In Defense of Good Teaching

by Kenneth S. Goodman

Is whole language the cause of the problems that beset our schools?Is the debate between whole language and phonics a cover-up for control of what and how students learn?Is it appropriate that legislators, lobbyists, textbook publishers, and private interest groups evaluate and promote research on teaching and learning?Is Christian fundamentalism being exploited by political and economic groups?Is the attack on whole language supported by research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571100865
• ISBN13: 9781571100863
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Every teacher should have this information!

It is amazing what some people will do to get their way or sell their material. Ken Goodman has told the story every teacher should know. Not only have laws been mandated in California, these phonics pushers are now headed toward Texas. The lies these people are telling is unbelievable and thank goodness Ken Goodman is watching out for us. It is through the information he has put together in this book that allows us to know what is going on behind the politicians' closed doors. Isn't it amazing what politicians are willing to do to get votes. Maybe they should try reading all the research for themselves before they go off screaming for laws that will mandate how teachers must teach reading. Do we really want politicians telling us how we must teach?

A hard-hitting, well-documented book

This collection of essays reveals the extent to which certain political groups have attacked public education and good teaching under the guise of "accountability" and "literacy." This is a must read for those interested in knowing more about the anti-teacher and anti-public school hysteria that has taken place over the past 10 years in the U.S.