R&L Education
Pages: 112
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8108-4759-0 • Paperback • June 2003 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Howard Good has served six years on the Highland, N.Y. school board, the last three as president. He is also vice president of the Ulster County School Boards Association. His commentaries on education have appeared in such national publications as American School Board Journal,Education Week, and Teacher Magazine. A professor of journalism at SUNY New Paltz, he has written eight books, including Girl Reporter and The Drunken Journalist, and edited a volume of essays titled Desperately Seeking Ethics: A Guide to Media Conduct. His book-in-progress,The Theory of Oz: Rediscovering the Aims of Education, will be published by ScarecrowEducation.
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Part 3 PART I SCHOOL BOARD BLUES
Chapter 4 1 Say What?
Chapter 5 2 Then and Now
Chapter 6 3 Shadow of the Gun
Chapter 7 4 Censorsh*t
Chapter 8 5 School Board Blues
Chapter 9 6 Public Speaking, Private Nightmare
Chapter 10 7 Into the Fire
Chapter 11 8 School Board Notebook
Chapter 12 9 School Pictures
Chapter 13 10 Flower Power
Part 14 PART II HONEY AND ASHES
Chapter 15 11 Mom's the Word
Chapter 16 12 Honey and Ashes
Chapter 17 13 Epitaph for an English Teacher
Chapter 18 14 The Age of Impatience
Chapter 19 15 The Family Plan
Chapter 20 16 The Contempt Syndrome
Chapter 21 17 Grammarama
Chapter 22 18 X-thics
Chapter 23 19 Advice to Graduates
Chapter 24 20 Off to See the Wizard
Chapter 25 About the Author
These essays could prove enlightening for those brave soles seriously pondering a run for their local school board…Administrators who are willing to read this book with an open mind might find much to appreciate as well…I count it as a…source of inspiration for my next campaign.
— American School Board Journal
In order to more fully understand how a school board functions, one must be able to view the board's activities from a board member's perspective. Good has been able to capture and convey this perspective in a book that is both insightful and enjoyable to read. ...a pleasure to read. Educated Guess is a book that can be picked up at the end of the day, each essay read within just a few minutes.. The prose is not tangled or complex, just straightforward talk with a message.
— AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice
Some of these essays could prove enlightening for those brave souls seriously pondering a run for their local school board.
— David Watson