Table of Contents

PART I: Teachers and Students
Chapter 1: Becoming a Teacher
Chapter 2: Student Diversity
Chapter 3: Teacher Effectiveness
RAP Introduction
RAP Part I: Teachers and Students
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 II: Schools and Curriculum
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 III: Foundations
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 Part IV: Tomorrow
Appendixes
1: State Offices for Teacher Certification and Licensure
2: Praxis Teacher Competency Exams and Sample Test Questions
3: A Summary of Selected Reports on Education Reform