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Racing With the Clock:
Making Time for Teaching and Learning in School Reform
Nancy E. Adelman, Karen Panton Walking Eagle, and Andy Hargreaves, Editors
series on school reform
Pub Date: 1997, 168 pages
Paperback: $22.95, ISBN: 0807736481
 
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"This is a unique contribution and reveals a great deal about teachers, the problems of change, and time—not only in terms of clock hours, but how teachers use it, think about it, and make it stretch. But there is more. There is also the politics of change and the politics of school cultures embedded in these vignettes. I recommend this book highly and think it will be a good, little (in size) volume with some important big ideas."
—Ann Lieberman, Series Editor
If there is one thing that teachers always need more of, it’s time!
Time has long been recognized as a serious obstacle to successful school reform. In Racing with the Clock, ten teachers write about time-related frustrations growing out of school reform efforts and how the problems were (or were not) resolved. The descriptions are rich with specific examples of what it is like to actually experience school reform and how it impacts on a teacher’s already full day. The cases are preceded by contextual descriptions, and a chapter by the editors on time-related issues raised by the cases. Each case study also includes one or more commentaries prepared by representatives (e.g., principals, department chairpersons, other teachers) from schools and districts discussed. They present new or different perspectives on the issues, and identify new questions and topics for discussion within the cases. The book concludes with an insightful essay by Andy Hargreaves, who worked with the teachers in constructing their cases.
The experiences and observations offered in Racing with the Clock will provoke discussion in teacher education classes and wherever experienced teachers come together to replenish their professional commitment and enthusiasm.
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