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Summary: School and Society Review
Review: I found the Tozer text to be full of information, very easy to read, and quite interesting. I would recommend this text for education classes.
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Summary: An interesting textbook
Review: I found this text to be very interesting. Which is very suprising. Most textbooks are very boring but I actually liked most of the chapters and agreed with their viewpoint.
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Summary: Review of Tozer text
Review: I thought the book was very well written. I liked the way the book was broken down into chapters, the review at the end of each chapter was great for summation. The book followed our syllabus in a very concise way.
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Summary: Review of Tozer text
Review: I thought the book was very well written. I liked the way the book was broken down into chapters, the review at the end of each chapter was great for summation. The book followed our syllabus in a very concise way.
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Summary: School and Society Review
Review: I thought this text book was excellently written and very easy to read. It is not often enough that one procures a textbook for a course that is actually interesting to read. The text describes education, specifically public education, and its historical place in society from the 18th through the 20th centuries.
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Summary: School & Society: the growth of our educational system
Review: If you have ever wanted to know how the United States' present day school system came to be, then School & Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, by Steven E. Tozer, Paul C. Violas and Guy Senese, is a must read. The book covers the earliest public school system influenced by Thomas Jefferson up to the system that exists today. As equality and equity became a major focus, the system continually modified itself to meet the varying needs of diverse students, changing first to accommodate women, then African Americans and American Indians, and most recently, students with learning disabilities. The book also offers an in depth look at the major figures who were responsible for effecting these changes: Thomas Jefferson, Horace Mann, Emma Willard, Booker T. Washington, Edward Burghardt Du Bois, John Collier and James Bryant Conant. I never stopped to think about how a society's ideology or system of beliefs can alter the educational system. This book showed me just how much change did occur once the United States began to see the treatment of all of its people as equals as a necessity. If you are a teacher, student, or parent of a student in a public or private school, or you just have an interest in this country's educational system, then this book has a lot to offer you.
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Summary: School & Society: the growth of our educational system
Review: If you have ever wanted to know how the United States' present day school system came to be, then School & Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, by Steven E. Tozer, Paul C. Violas and Guy Senese, is a must read. The book covers the earliest public school system influenced by Thomas Jefferson up to the system that exists today. As equality and equity became a major focus, the system continually modified itself to meet the varying needs of diverse students, changing first to accommodate women, then African Americans and American Indians, and most recently, students with learning disabilities. The book also offers an in depth look at the major figures who were responsible for effecting these changes: Thomas Jefferson, Horace Mann, Emma Willard, Booker T. Washington, Edward Burghardt Du Bois, John Collier and James Bryant Conant. I never stopped to think about how a society's ideology or system of beliefs can alter the educational system. This book showed me just how much change did occur once the United States began to see the treatment of all of its people as equals as a necessity. If you are a teacher, student, or parent of a student in a public or private school, or you just have an interest in this country's educational system, then this book has a lot to offer you.
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Summary: American Education as Seen by Tozer, et. al
Review: In School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Tozer, et. al., the authors present a comprehensive, historical, and contemporary perspective on the American education system. The book sought to guide the reader through the successes and the failures of a system that has its roots in Protestant ideology, and the accompanying pitfalls of such ideology. I find the book interesting in that it does not appear to whitewash the ills and the destructive paths taken by the leaders of the education system then and now. I find the history on the treatment of women and minorities very interesting. The text reinforces the idea that the more things change, the more they remain the same. It is my opinion based on the readings, that the American education system seem to be one destined for failure because of the practices of a system designed for only a few. I would recommend this book to all teachers because it presents a compelling history on the education system in America. A history that is not told too often.
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Summary: American Education as Seen by Tozer, et. al
Review: In School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Tozer, et. al., the authors present a comprehensive, historical, and contemporary perspective on the American education system. The book sought to guide the reader through the successes and the failures of a system that has its roots in Protestant ideology, and the accompanying pitfalls of such ideology. I find the book interesting in that it does not appear to whitewash the ills and the destructive paths taken by the leaders of the education system then and now. I find the history on the treatment of women and minorities very interesting. The text reinforces the idea that the more things change, the more they remain the same. It is my opinion based on the readings, that the American education system seem to be one destined for failure because of the practices of a system designed for only a few. I would recommend this book to all teachers because it presents a compelling history on the education system in America. A history that is not told too often.
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Summary: School and Society
Review: Review: School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives reflects critically on the social significance teaching practices as well as institutional goals, and policies that surround and shape classroom procedure. The text also provides an understanding of contemporary educational processes and actively promotes critical thinking through its source readings and abstract inclusions (Tozer, 1998). There is great focus on diversity and equity throughout the text. Several views on how to provide an equitable and high quality education to an increasingly diverse school population are discussed. As well, curriculum and teaching practices are evaluated for effectiveness throughout the historical perspective of this text. The essence of this text was related through easy reading that was saturated with information relative to its content. An inside view on foundations of education were provided and as well, created an informational foundation for all educational processes in today's society. I found the text to be helpful in guiding my thoughts and ideas. The text also gave me clarification on many common educational practices.
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