Creativity and Chaos : Reflections on a Decade of Progressive Change in Public Schools, 1967–1977
Saved in:
| Title: | Creativity and Chaos : Reflections on a Decade of Progressive Change in Public Schools, 1967–1977 |
|---|---|
| Description: | In Creativity and Chaos: Progressivism in New Orleans Public Schools and the Nation 1967-1977, Charles Suhor brings to life the bold challenges to the status quo in education during a decade of national turmoil. The regimentation and rote learning of traditional schooling could not have escaped the restless temper of the times—Vietnam war protests, racial strife, assassinations, hippie communes, the sexual revolution, an emerging drug culture, and daring innovations in pop/rock music. Suhor describes his immersion in post-World War II popular culture of New Orleans as a rich backdrop for his years as an impassioned educational reformer at local and national levels. A risk-taking teacher and district supervisor of English, he plunged headlong into controversies over black literature, censorship, ebonics, the'new grammar,'faculty integration, testing, standardization, and computer technology. He demonstrates how the sweeping national trends often took quirky, distinctive turns in a city that delights in marching to a different drummer. Suhor's engaging account takes the reader into classrooms as well as the intrigues of central office politics and national leaders'disputes on how to best teach students in a time of change. In no sense a doctrinal liberal, he lambastes the errors and excesses of the progressive moment and traces its decline and the backlash demand for a return to basic skills. Suhor concludes with an update on innovations that have waned or persisted in today's schools. |
| Authors: | Charles Suhor |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Public schools--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century, Progressive education--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century, Educational change--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| FullText | Links: – Type: ebook-epub Text: Availability: 0 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: nlebk DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) An: 2458908 RelevancyScore: 1090 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: eBook PubTypeId: ebook PreciseRelevancyScore: 1090.09973144531 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| ImageInfo | – Size: thumb Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$2458908$EPUB&s=r – Size: medium Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$2458908$EPUB&s=d |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Creativity and Chaos : Reflections on a Decade of Progressive Change in Public Schools, 1967–1977 – Name: Abstract Label: Description Group: Ab Data: In Creativity and Chaos: Progressivism in New Orleans Public Schools and the Nation 1967-1977, Charles Suhor brings to life the bold challenges to the status quo in education during a decade of national turmoil. The regimentation and rote learning of traditional schooling could not have escaped the restless temper of the times—Vietnam war protests, racial strife, assassinations, hippie communes, the sexual revolution, an emerging drug culture, and daring innovations in pop/rock music. Suhor describes his immersion in post-World War II popular culture of New Orleans as a rich backdrop for his years as an impassioned educational reformer at local and national levels. A risk-taking teacher and district supervisor of English, he plunged headlong into controversies over black literature, censorship, ebonics, the'new grammar,'faculty integration, testing, standardization, and computer technology. He demonstrates how the sweeping national trends often took quirky, distinctive turns in a city that delights in marching to a different drummer. Suhor's engaging account takes the reader into classrooms as well as the intrigues of central office politics and national leaders'disputes on how to best teach students in a time of change. In no sense a doctrinal liberal, he lambastes the errors and excesses of the progressive moment and traces its decline and the backlash demand for a return to basic skills. Suhor concludes with an update on innovations that have waned or persisted in today's schools. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Charles+Suhor%22">Charles Suhor</searchLink> – Name: TypePub Label: Resource Type Group: TypPub Data: eBook. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Public+schools--Louisiana--New+Orleans--History--20th+century%22">Public schools--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Progressive+education--Louisiana--New+Orleans--History--20th+century%22">Progressive education--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+change--Louisiana--New+Orleans--History--20th+century%22">Educational change--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century</searchLink> – Name: SubjectBISAC Label: Categories Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22BIOGRAPHY+%26+AUTOBIOGRAPHY+%2F+Educators%22">BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22BIOGRAPHY+%26+AUTOBIOGRAPHY+%2F+Memoirs%22">BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22HISTORY+%2F+United+States+%2F+State+%26+Local+%2F+South+%28AL%2C+AR%2C+FL%2C+GA%2C+KY%2C+LA%2C+MS%2C+NC%2C+SC%2C+TN%2C+VA%2C+WV%29%22">HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)</searchLink> |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=2458908 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Classifications: – Code: 371.010976335 Scheme: ddc Type: prePub Languages: – Code: eng Text: English Subjects: – SubjectFull: Public schools--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century Type: general – SubjectFull: Progressive education--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century Type: general – SubjectFull: Educational change--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Creativity and Chaos : Reflections on a Decade of Progressive Change in Public Schools, 1967–1977 Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Charles Suhor – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Charles Suhor IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 01 Type: published Y: 2019 – D: 05 M: 05 Type: profile Y: 2020 Identifiers: – Type: isbn-print Value: 9781588383921 – Type: isbn-electronic Value: 9781588383938 Titles: – TitleFull: Creativity and Chaos : Reflections on a Decade of Progressive Change in Public Schools, 1967–1977 Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
