Educators don't get enough credit for their efforts to enrich the lives of their students. Two local educators believe the school accountability movement makes those efforts more challenging. In their new book, Angels and Superheroes, authors Jack M. Jose and Krista L. Taylor explain how teachers can cultivate trust and compassion while managing the pressures of the testing movement 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 6 at the Main Library.
About the book
The school accountability movement’s focus solely on improving standardized test scores is dehumanizing, according to Jose and Taylor. There is no standardized child. In the rush to quantify, evaluate and ostensibly improve the American educational system, the author’s contend that America has forgotten that education is complicated. With time-proven theories and cutting-edge research, Angels and Superheroes provides engaging examples, concrete strategies and implementable resources to support teachers in bridging the divide between why they chose this career field – the children, and that which is currently being required of them – the test scores.
About the authors
Jack M. Jose became the principal of Gamble Montessori High School in 2009 after having taught in Cincinnati Public Schools for 14 years. He earned National Board Certification in Early Adolescent English Language Arts in 1997.
Krista L. Taylor is an intervention specialist and CPS Lead Teacher with a passion for including students with a wide range of disabilities. In 2015, Krista was named the Western and Southern Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year in Cincinnati Public Schools. Learn more about Jose and Taylor on their blog.
Books will be available for purchase at the event. For more information, visit CincinnatiLibrary.org or call 513-369-6900.
