Part I Teachers and Students
Chapter 1 Becoming a Teacher
Chapter 2 Student Diversity
Chapter 3 Teacher Effectiveness RAP Introduction
Part II Schools and Curriculum
Chapter 4 Schools: Choices and Challenges
Chapter 5 Life in Schools
Chapter 6 What Students are Taught in Schools
Chapter 7 Standards, Testing and Controversy Over Who Controls the Curriculum RAP
Part III Foundations
Chapter 8 The History of American Education
Chapter 9 Philosophy of Education
Chapter 10 Financing and Governing America's Schools
Chapter 11 School Law and Ethics RAP
Part IV Tomorrow
Chapter 12 The Struggle for Educational Opportunity
Chapter 13 Technology in Education
Chapter 14 Your First Classroom
Chapter 15 Q and A Guide to Entering the Teaching Profession RAP
Appendixes
1 Praxis Teacher Competency Exams and Sample Test Questions
2 State Offices for Teacher Certification and Licensure
3 A Summary of Selected Reports on Education Reform
Glossary
Notes
Credits
Index