An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with StudentsDrawing from his own remarkable experience as a veteran classroom teacher (still in the classroom), Ron Berger gives us a vision of educational reform that transcends standards, curriculum, and instructional strategies. He argues for a paradigm shift--a schoolwide embrace of an "ethic of excellence." A master carpenter as well as a gifted teacher, Berger is guided by a craftsman's passion for quality, describing what's possible when teachers, students, and parents commit to nothing less than the best. But Berger's not just idealistic, he's realistic--he tells exactly how this can be done, from the blackboard to the blacktop to the school boardroom. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER ONE An Archiver of Excellence | 13 |
MEASURES OF EXCELLENCE | 148 |
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