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Book SynopsisSchool board veterans and rookies alike will identify with Good's wide-ranging tales of board service. This text provides guidance to those facing common school board issues: school violence, censorship, public speaking, budget cuts, and citizen complaints.
Trade ReviewThese 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
Table of ContentsChapter 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
