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Untangling urban middle school reform : clashing agendas for literacy standards and student success / Cynthia D. Urbanski ; foreword by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl.
Author
Urbanski, Cynthia D.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Teachers College Press ; Berkeley, CA : National Writing Project, [2016]
©2016
Description
xi, 131 pages ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
LA217.2 .U73 2016
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Common Core State Standards (Education)
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Educational change
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United States
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Urban schools
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United States
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Education, Urban
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United States
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Middle school education
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United States
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Writer of preface
Eidman-Aadahl, Elyse
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Summary note
"At Rosa Parks, a middle school in a crime-ridden neighborhood, students are advised to "do as they are told" and they will succeed. Unfortunately, "doing what they are told" often translates into repeating information given to them by the teacher, especially when it comes to writing. Meanwhile, students in an affluent neighborhood nearby are encouraged to be creative and think critically. This book examines the experience of one schools resistance to the deficit model of education and how it represents the overall story of urban school reform. Highlighting the consequences of the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in literacy, the author weighs the perspectives of teachers, National Writing Project consultants, and administrators. Her up-close analysis illuminates how rigid accountability structures shift power away from the teachers and administrators who know the students best. As such, it illustrates the complex nature of writing instruction in urban schools."--Publisher's website.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
Introducing the power in story and the story of power
Rosa Parks Middle School: contrasting and conflicting stories
Mapping social reproduction: competing systems of order and control
Narrowing the lens: teaching as narrative negotiation
Reproducing "good student" writing
Being "bad": making critique visible
Conclusion: A call for critique of the testing and accountability narrative of schooling.
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ISBN
0807757713 ((paperback))
9780807757710 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016287205
OCLC
941877044
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