Helping parents understand schools : a different perspective on education and schooling in America

• Main Author: Furst, Lyndon G. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017.
• Subjects: Public schools > United States.; Education > Parent participation > United States.; Education > Administration > General.; Schools and pre-schools.; Educational administration and organization.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806609505
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-687-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 214 pages)

There is a great deal of misunderstanding about how schools in America function and what goes on in the typical classroom. Parents, even relatively young parents, perceive that public schools are just like when they attended. This faulty perception is held by a large portion of the general public. I...