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The American School 1642 - 2000 [Paperback]

Joel Spring (Author)
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This point-of-view, comprehensive, up-to-date history of American education is designed to stimulate critical analysis and critical thinking. It offers decidedly alternative interpretations of each historical period. It has an emphasis on the role of multiculturalism and cultural domination in shaping US schools, on schools as one of many institutions that manage the distribution of ideas in society, on racism as a central issue in US history and US educational history, and on economic issues as an important factor in understanding the evolution of US schools.

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Joel Spring, professor of education at the New School University, received his Ph.D. in educational policy studies from the University of Wisconsin. His father was born a citizen of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory prior to the abolishment of the Choctaw government and the creation of Oklahoma. Professor Spring’s current interest in Native American culture and history is a reflection of his Indian background. His major research interests are the history of education, multicultural education, Native American culture, and the politics of education. Professor Spring is the author of many books including The Cultural Transformation of a Native American Family and Its Tribe 1763-1995: A Basket of Apples; Images of American Life: A History of Ideological Management in Schools, Movies, Radio, and Television; and Political Agendas for Education: From the Christian Coalition to the Green Party. For McGraw-Hill Professor Spring has authored American Education; Wheels in the Head: Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Socrates to Human Rights; The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy; Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States, and Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read, Sep 19 2003
This review is from: The American School 1642 - 2000 (Paperback)
I'm using this book right now for a required class in educational foundation. It was a little slow to grab me at first, but now that I've gotten into I found it's quite helpful and provides a good base of knowledge for anyone who's either going into teaching or is already in education. I think the people who criticize this book are generally closed-minded and likely not big fans of the public school system, anyway.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading, Mar 17 2003
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Spring's history is comprehensive, thoughtful, and fair. He sees the strengths and weaknesses in our schooling history. I do require this book in my Foundations of Education class and find it invaluable.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Revisionist Garbage, Sep 30 2002
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Spring opens Chapter 5 of this book with a paragraph in which he likens President Andrew Jackson to Adolf Hitler. The rest of this book is written in a similar vein. For page after outrageous page, Spring vituperates the evils of the Founding Fathers without a shred of historical perspective. How this book ever made it into print astonishes me. How some universities use this as a text for History of American Education is even more astonishing. Please don't buy this book, even if you are asked to do so.
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