Why do the authors believe “if we lived in a world no schools at all, inequality would be much worse”? Why are the authors critical of the ways that schools are categorized as “failing”? What do they think that current methods of school evaluation make teachers serving disadvantaged children look ineffective?
Douglas Downey and Benjamin Gibbs, “How Schools Really Matter” What is the traditional tale of schools? Why do schools located in areas with expensive homes tend to have more resources? What is the biggest problem the current authors have with the traditional stories of schools? What does it mean to have a “contextual perspective”? What […]