The Teacher's Attention: Why Our Kids Must and Can Get Smaller Schools and Classes

By Garrett Delavan

"The TeacherOCOs Attention"ais a fresh take on relationships in schools. Looking beyond our obsession with raising test scores, this book recognizes that education is a key partner in raising children. Garrett Delavan contends that allowing students, educators and parents to navigate a smaller number of relationshipsOCoa concept he calls relationship loadOCoprovides many benefits, including a better chance at achieving equal access to a good education for all children.Delavan shows how class size, school size, and longer-term student-teacher relationships are all equally critical components for educating our children ethically and successfully. After examining these proposed reforms in detail, Delavan also considers counterarguments and provides a detailed projection of costs and savings, putting to rest the assumption that smaller classes and smaller schools are necessarily more expensive. Finally, the book discusses possible steps toward implementation, showing how the author's proposed reforms are remarkably practical.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592138934
• ISBN13: 9781592138937
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"