Table of Contents
Preface by Nicole M. Stephens, PhD.... i
Acknowledgements.... vii
Introduction.... 1
Chapter 1
NCLB and its
Increasing Emphasis on Meeting Normative Standards in K-12
Public Schools .... 9
Founded on Myths and Frauds..... 14
Ignoring the Educational Establishment and the Body of Knowledge....
20
NCLB’s
Testing as Robin Hood-in-Reverse or Educational Manifestation of the
Gospel of Wealth.... 25
Factual
and Research Foundation of NCLB.... 28
Chapter 2
The Campaign
to Devaluing Public Schooling in America....
35
Perpetuation
of Myths Respecting Achievement and Aptitude... 35
Perpetuation
of Educational Spending Myths.... 40
The
Critics of American Public School
Education and Proponents of
NCLB.. . 44
Subversion
of Reason....48
Chapter 3
Multi-Lateral
Damages.... 53
Kohn’s
View.... 53
Black
and Failing.... 54
Collateral
Impact.... 60
Chapter 4
Push-Outs,
Dropouts, Pushdowns, Retention, and Burnouts.... 69
The
Disputable Case for Reauthorization.... 76
Retention,
Dropout, and Segregation Link.... 79
Chapter 5
Recruiting
“Highly Qualified” Teachers, Retaining Them and Attrition.... 85
Nonconservative
Politics of NCLB Versus Research.... 94
Teachers’
Reaction.... 96
Chapter 6
The Challenges
of Diversity.... 99
Effects
of Discrimination....103
Decaying
Cities, Violence, Drugs, Fiscal Waste, and the Restructuring of Work....107
Chapter 7
Correlation
Between High-Stakes Testing, Poverty, Test Anxiety, and
Achievement.... 111
Introduction.... 111
Conclusion.... 119
Chapter 8
Improving American Education and Easing the Impact of
High-Stakes Testing.... 121
What Needs to be Done.... 121
Equitable Funding.... 122
Legal Challenges.... 124
Innovative Teaching.... 127
Improving Testing and Assessment.... 128
Politically Neutral Balanced Research.... 131
Effective Compassion.... 132
Moving Beyond NCLB and Other Irresponsible Public Politics....
135
Replacing NCLB: Nationwide School Improvement and Achievement Plan (NSIAP).... 135
Chapter 9
“Fear
of Failure” Syndrome and Its Impact on Non-Traditional Students ....139
Introduction.... 139
The
“Fear of Failure” Syndrome.... 140
Signs
and Symptoms.... 142
Stereotype
Threat.... 145
NCLB
and the “Fear of Failure” Syndrome.... 146
Conclusion.... 147
Chapter 10
Overcoming
Test Anxiety and Fear of Failure: Diagnosis and Treatment....149
Introduction.... 149
Signs
and Symptoms.... 150
Finding
Effective Treatment and Remedial Plans.... 153
Other
Promising Studies, Remedial Tools and Techniques …. 159 Conclusion.... 162
Chapter 11
Findings
and Conclusions Drawn from the Research....164
Chapter 12
Epilogue:
Efforts to Reauthorize, Strengthen, and Change NCLB and its
High-Stakes
Accountability Schemes.... 178
Changing
the Funding Focus/Target.... 187
A
Change We Need..... 187
Bibliography....190
Index....215
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