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©2003 Brenda Grannan
ON THE COVER
Focusing on the
latest survey of historical misinformation offers an easy target
for columnists, comedians, and politicians of both parties. But
before these censorious Chicken Littles raise the cry that our
nation is in jeopardy, Mr. Paxton suggests that the critics consult
the historical record.
264 Don't Know Much
About History -- Never Did, by Richard J. Paxton
DEPARTMENTS
258 THE EDITOR'S PAGE,
What Do Our 50-Somethings
Know?
259 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, A Continuing American Dilemma,
by Anne C. Lewis
261 STATELINE, Raising the Bar for Technical Assistance,
by Kathy Christie
263 TECHNOLOGY, Seasonal Shoppers' Guide,
by Royal Van Horn
330 THOUGHTS ON TEACHING, Same Story, Different
Century, by Bobby Ann Starnes
332 RESEARCH, Tracking, by Accident and
by Design, by Gerald W. Bracey
334 COURTSIDE, Restitution: Another Two-Way
Street in School Cases?, by Perry A. Zirkel
336 WEB WATCH, Electricity and Electronics,
by Jason Zuba
BACKTALK, Inside Back Cover
December 2003 * Volume 85 * Number 4
FEATURES
TALKING ABOUT
RACE
When the
topic of race comes up in a multiracial setting, the preferred
response of most Americans seems to be silence. That's no answer.
Lillian Polite and Elizabeth Baird Saenger offer help for elementary
teachers and parents of young children who are uncomfortable
about confronting the subject. Heather Lewis-Charp shares the
findings of a study of white students' attitudes toward race.
274 A Pernicious
Silence: Confronting Race in the Elementary Classroom, by
Lillian Polite and Elizabeth Baird Saenger
279 Breaking
the Silence: White Students' Perspectives on Race in Multiracial
Schools, by Heather Lewis-Charp
PREKINDERGARTEN
If we're
serious about closing the achievement gap, we need to attack
it in the earliest years, Ms. Neuman argues.
286 From Rhetoric
to Reality: The Case for High-Quality Compensatory Prekindergarten
Programs, by
Susan B. Neuman
UNIVERSITIES
AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Preservice
teachers study learner-centered practices; then they encounter
the real world.
292 Universities
and Public Schools: Are We Disconnected?, by Kathryn L. Morrison and Carol Sue
Marshall
OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN
Educators
and parents alike need to hold states that employ high-stakes
testing accountable for providing all children adequate opportunities
to learn, Mr. Starratt argues.
298 Opportunity to
Learn and the Accountability Agenda, by Robert J. Starratt
MAKING THE MOST
OF REFORM
304 Everything Works,
by Mark Goldberg
307 Principles,
Impracticality, and Passion, by David L. Olson
HARRY POTTER
GOES TO SCHOOL
310 What American
Schools Can Learn from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
by Margaret Zoller Booth and Grace Marie Booth
STANDARDS FOR
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
316 Advancing Excellence
in Technological Literacy,
by William E. Dugger, Jr., Shelli D. Meade, Lisa Delany,
and Crystal Nichols
A HELPING HAND
FOR STUDENTS IN NEED
Students
from economically stressed families need many things if they
are to succeed in school. Here are two projects that have accepted
the challenge of helping them.
321 The Yellow School
Bus Project: Helping Homeless Students Get Ready for School,
by Yvonne Vissing
324 A Clear Vision
for Equity and Opportunity, by Marge Christensen Gould and
Herman Gould, O.D.
