ABSTRACT

Drawing on his widely read Huffington Post columns—rated one of the top educational blogs in the United States—Alan Singer introduces readers to contemporary issues in education in the United States. The issues are presented with a point of view and an edge intended to promote widespread classroom debate and discussion. Each section opens with a new topical summary essay followed by a series of brief essays updated and adapted from Huffington Post columns. The book includes guest contributions, guiding questions, and responses to essays by teacher education students and teachers to further classroom discussion. Education Flashpoints is written in a conversational style that draws readers into a series of debates by presenting issues in a clear and concise manner, but also with a touch of irony and a bit of rhetorical bite. The topics examined in these essays read like the latest newspaper headlines in the battle to define public education in the United States.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

Reclaiming the Conversation on Education

chapter |19 pages

Defending Teachers

chapter |16 pages

Teacher Education

chapter |12 pages

Teachers Unions

chapter |18 pages

Who Makes Education Policy?

chapter |21 pages

High-Stakes Testing

chapter |13 pages

Curriculum and Instruction

chapter |12 pages

Reform or Deform?

chapter |13 pages

Resistance!