Redefining U. S. Education : A Systematic Approach to Teaching.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Growth versus Development -- Chapter 2: The Historic Evolution of Education in Europe: A Brief Synopsis -- Chapter 3: Education in the United States during the Colonial Period -- Chapter 4: Education in the United States during the Early 1800s -- Chapter 5: Education in the United States during the Late 1800s -- Chapter 6: Influences during the Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 7: Education in the United States during the Early 1900s -- Chapter 8: Education in the United States to the Mid-1900s -- Chapter 9: Segregation, Deculturalization, Assimilation: A Sad Chapter in the History of U.S. Public Education -- Chapter 10: The New Kid on the Block -- Chapter 11: Education in the United States during the Mid- to Late 1900s -- Chapter 12: Education in the United States during the Late 1900s -- Chapter 13: Education in the United States during the Early 2000s -- Chapter 14: Europe: Leading the Way or Behind? -- Chapter 15: To Join or Not to Join? That Is the Question -- Chapter 16: Standardization as a Threat: The Japanese Experience -- Chapter 17: Japan's Inability to Modernize Its Education System -- Chapter 18: Things That Need Further Improvement in the United States -- Chapter 19: The Impossible Becomes Possible -- Chapter 20: Dealing with the Logistics of the New Paradigm -- Bibliography -- Back Cover.
This book presents a new model for education that makes more effective use of technology. The book first looks at the evolution of the U.S. public education system. It introduces the dilemma of whether emphasis should be on ensuring that all students reach a defined level of expertise or on encouraging individual students to develop their full potential. The authors present a new paradigm of teaching which allows students to use computer programs to progress at their own rate in subjects they enjoy and excel at while ensuring they still get the basics.