Defending Public Education: When Partisanship, Anarchic Dissent, and Universal Singularity Attack [Hardcover]

Traditional public education is at a pivotal juncture in history. A structural divide generated by partisanship creates two major perspectives about Americas schooling. This book takes the reader to the brink of the chasm that divides Americas schooling. One perspective equips students with the capabilities for navigating precarious-balance, the other adheres to static-balance. These dynamically opposed iterations of balance are the origin of a battle to determine which perspective will control education, and, as a result, control citizenship, government, and individual rights. Throughout this discussion, the tactics and intentions of the foes of public schools are called-out for their devastating impact on teaching, learning, and social reality. This book is a clarion call to defend traditional public schools and their role as the launching pad for the intellectual autonomy and open futures that all US students deserve.Jeff Swensson is a veteran educator who has served in public schools throughout the Midwest. He is the co-author or author of six books that focus on instruction, curriculum, leadership, finance, student learning, and contemporary issues in traditional public education.

Public education has never faced so many threats and attacks. Under the guise of parental rights and reform, the enemies of public education seek to defund, demoralize, and destroy our most important public institution. Senior scholar and former public school administrator Dr. Jeff Swensson explains the full scope of these assaults and provides an insightful path forward. If you seek to fully understand what is at stake in the battle for quality, inclusive public education, Defending Public Education is a must-read. Daphne Elliot, Brookside Middle School teacher International Baccalaureate Program, Sarasota, Florida

In Defending Public Education, Jeff Swensson offers a crystallizing lens on the latest ideologically motivated attacks against traditional public educatlC%