Ten Traits of Highly Successful Schools [Paperback]

Elaine K. McEwan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Books; First Edition edition (March 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087788840X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877888406
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #764,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools, November 29, 1999

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Jeanne Donovan (Fort Worth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Traits of Highly Successful Schools (Paperback)

Elaine McEwan's latest book, "10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools," is another in a series of informative and pragmatic books for parents, educators, administrators, and school board trustees.

This particular book is aimed at parents, and shows us the path to "meaningful" involement in public education. Rather than ubiquitous parental involvement initiatives such as fund raising, helping out in the office, and running booster clubs, Elaine teaches you how to measure and evaluate the quality of your child's school. There's nothing quite like factual knowledge to hone your own critical-thinking skills.

For the sake of your child, and others less fortunate than yours, read and learn what Elaine has to say on this hot topic. Your final exam will take place soon.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight Talk About Effective Schools, November 24, 1999

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Daniel S. Konieczko (Topsham, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Traits of Highly Successful Schools (Paperback)

I have just read "10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools" and wish that this book had been written ten years ago. I teach and can attest to the nature of educational jargon, especially that aspect where the very definitions of words change on a regular basis. Parents can never be sure just exactly what is going on in the schools because what they are told often means something quite different from what they hear. Elaine McEwan does not write in the language of education but in the language of effective communication. Her book is a straight forward, easily understood, no nonsense way of evaluating schools. Her knowledge and insights of the public school system are extensive and will give the reader resources with which to effectively weigh both sides of school issues and will be a definite asset in drawing objective conclusions based upon real observation and research. I would recommend "The Conspiracy of Ignorance" by Martin L. Gross as a companion reader to "10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools."ÿ

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Have Children in School--You MUST read this book!, November 23, 1999

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Diane Carey (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Traits of Highly Successful Schools (Paperback)

Elaine McEwan has written another practical book that will help parents with specific questions to ask, specific things to look for in your child's school (or any school in an area you plan to relocate to). All parents want a GOOD EDUCATION for their kids, and with all the reforms and changes currently going on in education, it's difficult to sort through the jargon, the methods, the claims of different educational practices. This book will give you SPECIFIC and PRACTICAL information to use in assessing the school district you're looking at for your own child. I WISH I'D HAD THIS BOOK before my daughter went to school (5 years ago). It would have saved my a lot of time, effort, and research. Ms. McEwan is a person of distinction, with much experience in the educational field. She simplifies a complex area with USABLE INFORMATION, as well as a VALUABLE BIBLIOGRAPHY to use to find more helpful information. I can't go through the book to give you chapter-by-chapter listings......I've lent the book to other parents who have also used the book to great advantage! There is so much mis-information out there on education, or "studies" regarding education that simply are opinion by educators......you deserve to see something REAL and PRACTICAL. Ten Traits of Highly Successful Schools is that answer. Ms. McEwan's other book (Angry Parents--Failing Schools) is another USEFUL AND HELPFUL book. Parents who are already embroiled in attempting to work within the system in their school district will identify with the stories of people just like them in this book. You aren't alone out there! READ BOTH BOOKS, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. I am.