Assault on Kids

How Hyper-accountability, Corporatization, Deficit Ideologies, and Ruby Payne are Destroying Our Schools

• Author(s): Roberta Ahlquist, Paul Gorski, Theresa Montaño,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 257
• ISBN_10: 1433112299
  ISBN_13: 9781433112294
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / General , Education / Aims & Objectives , Education / Multicultural Education , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General , Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects , Social Science / Demography , Social Science / Popular Culture , Social Science / Sociology / Urban ,

Description:... Hyper-accountability, corporatization, deficit ideology, and Ruby Payne's preparation of teachers to comply with these and other atrocities are not merely markers of philosophical shifts in education. They are manifestations of a neoliberal remaking of public schooling into a private and corporate enterprise. Collectively, these trends are seen not just as an imposition, but as an assault on quality pedagogy; an assault on democratic ideals of equity and social justice; and an assault on kids compelled to participate simply because they are public school students. This edited collection is a response by critically-minded educators, activists, and scholars - both a reaction to and a call to action against these vilifications. It is critical reading for students, professors, administrators, and policy makers involved in public education.