Don’t tell me how to ‘fix’ education until you’ve walked a mile

in my halls

    There's a battle going on in public education right now. Education reform is every politician's favorite new cause. But educators, the experts in teaching and learning, are being left out of the conversation. And true education reform cannot happen until we see the issues clearly. Edgy, funny and poignant, Kids, Classrooms, and Capitol Hill explores the issues, big and small, facing the key players in what sometimes feels like an impossible quest-- educating our nation's youth.

    So before you choose sides, read this book. Chances are you won’t hear this point of view from the people who are actually working in schools. If there’s one that thing educators are afraid of, it’s that they’ll say the wrong thing and tarnish their beloved profession. So they spout the party line and make nice, zealously guarding the truth and the reputations of their schools.

    And the truth is this: This thing called education is complicated, messy, humbling, humorous, and excruciatingly difficult.

   

So this is it. The nitty-gritty, down and dirty side of public education.

    It’s not for the faint of heart.