Pooling their experiences as a teacher, economist, and school board member, Marty and Stephen Swaim have written a book for teachers, parents, and administrators about the most fundamental, basic element in any school, the time of a good teacher. Teacher Time's message is simple. American students need more of each teacher's time. Teachers need more time to spend on each student, time to plan, drade papers and also time to make decisions about resources. America must adopt and pay for the model used for public schools in the rest of the developed world, where teachers teach many less class hours.
In Teacher Time classroom stories reveal the nature of the American school, the teacher's job, how little time a teacher has for each child, and how school management affects the quality of the teachers's time with students. A "homework" section helps readers take the book into their school and school district, to tak steps toward providing more quality teacher time for each child in America.
