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Book SynopsisDetoxing America Schools: From Social Agency to Academic Urgency examines the issue of toxicity in public education institutions. Today's students are exposed to personal beliefs, lifestyle practices, and politicized educational policiesmany of which are in contrast to the values of their upbringing. The innate toxic intentions of some teachers are revealed by their unabashed calls for students to take sides through avenues of shaming and even civil disobedience.
Schools have become vessels of social agency. The time has come to detox American education and to call for teachers to return to the urgent, fundamental mission of educating students academically.
Too many teachers are following the paradigm found on many college campuses, as they use prior experience to stir up students and bring new levels of emotion into their classrooms. The classroom environment has flipped and what was once tolerance has become the new toxic intolerance.
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List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: America’s Toxic History
Chapter 2: Neo-Toxic Culture
Chapter 3: Trauma and Drama
Chapter 4: Are You a Toxic Teacher?
Chapter 5: Toxic Teachings
Chapter 6: Detoxing American Schools
Index
About the Author
