Class Clowns

Class Clowns
Author: Jonathan A. Knee
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2016-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0231543336

The past thirty years have seen dozens of otherwise successful investors try to improve education through the application of market principles. They have funneled billions of dollars into alternative schools, online education, and textbook publishing, and they have, with surprising regularity, lost their shirts. In Class Clowns, professor and investment banker Jonathan A. Knee dissects what drives investors' efforts to improve education and why they consistently fail. Knee takes readers inside four spectacular financial failures in education: Rupert Murdoch's billion-dollar effort to reshape elementary education through technology; the unhappy investors—including hedge fund titan John Paulson—who lost billions in textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin; the abandonment of Knowledge Universe, Michael Milken's twenty-year mission to revolutionize the global education industry; and a look at Chris Whittle, founder of EdisonLearning and a pioneer of large-scale transformational educational ventures, who continues to attract investment despite decades of financial and operational disappointment. Although deep belief in the curative powers of the market drove these initiatives, it was the investors' failure to appreciate market structure that doomed them. Knee asks: What makes a good education business? By contrasting rare successes, he finds a dozen broad lessons at the heart of these cautionary case studies. Class Clowns offers an important guide for public policy makers and guardrails for future investors, as well as an intelligent exposé for activists and teachers frustrated with the repeated underperformance of these attempts to shake up education.

Teaching Class Clowns (And What They Can Teach Us)

Teaching Class Clowns (And What They Can Teach Us)
Author: William Watson Purkey
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2006-03-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1412937256

Publisher description: This first-of-its-kind resource shows teachers, administrators, and counselors how to teach these unique yet at-risk learners while also leveraging their blend of humor and intelligence to inject joy and enthusiasm into the classroom. Written by a veteran educator (and self-described class clown), this concise guide combines laugh-out-loud writing with the author's field-tested expertise to help educators: Identify the four "signature" tendencies of class clowns. Employ practical classroom strategies to keep instruction moving. Prevent class clowns from acting out by understanding how to teach them.

Class Clown

Class Clown
Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0439935946

Leonardo can't stop being the class clown despite his teacher's protestations.

Class Clown

Class Clown
Author: Johanna Hurwitz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1987-05-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688067239

"Once again Hurwitz exhibits her talent for creating characters who talk, act, and think just like real kids. Realistic dialogue . . . and commonplace situations that sparkle with humor combine to make this a fine choice".--School Library Journal. Illustrated. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet

Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet
Author:
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780316183024

On a scale of one to ten, sixth-grader Danvers Blickensderfer's life is a solid minus two. But he really hits rock bottom when he auditions for the local talent show: his death-defying hula-hooping-ninja tribute to Gonzo the Great is beat out by the world's most obnoxious middle school boy band, Emo Shun. With his daredevil dreams dashed, Danvers goes to bed... and wakes up feeling a little fuzzy-literally! He's turned into a Muppet! Fortunately, there's an internship open at the Muppet Theater and Danvers has a chance to meet his long-nosed, stunt-lovin' hero! All aboard The Electric Mayhem bus as this misfit makes good and joins the zaniest crew ever: The Muppets! © Disney

Class Clown Academy

Class Clown Academy
Author: Stephen Mooser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2013-01-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780615751023

During the summer the Class Clown Academy opens for twelve days to let class clowns brush up on their skills. The Class Clown Academy is a special place that keeps our educational system afloat, a unique institution that requires a steady supply of dedicated jokers-people who aren't afraid to propel a classroom of students out of their seats and onto the floor, howling with laughter. Could that be you? Would you like to be part of the next generation of class clowns? Are you dead serious about being ridiculously funny? Can you laugh hard enough to blow milk out of your nose? Build a paper airplane in under ten seconds? Do them both at the same time! In this book you'll get a first hand peek at what it takes to gain the school credits necessary to be an official class clown. Meet the students and the teachers, complete an application for the Class Clown Academy!

The Practical Guide to Primary Classroom Management

The Practical Guide to Primary Classroom Management
Author: Rob Barnes
Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006-08-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781412919401

Focuses on the basics of classroom management. This guide provides practical advice as well as points for reflection to help students think about why some strategies work and why others do not. Chapters cover issues like behaviour, as well as issues of organizing classroom space, effective use of resources, and 'teacher presence'.

Careers for Class Clowns & Other Engaging Types

Careers for Class Clowns & Other Engaging Types
Author: Jan Goldberg
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Careers For You is the only career series to help you turn your passion into a paycheck! The inspiring "Careers for Class Clowns & Other Engaging Types" lets you explore the field's job market through the unique lens of your own interests. Vital information on each job includes: The latest details on training and education Stories of success Advice on competing in hot job markets Tips on transforming your hobby into job skills Expert advice on finding and getting the job

Boys, Girls and Achievement

Boys, Girls and Achievement
Author: Becky Francis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134579225

Girls are now out-performing boys at GCSE level, giving rise to a debate in the media on boys' underachievement. However, often such work has been a 'knee-jerk' response, led by media, not based on solid research. Boys, Girls and Achievement - Addressing the Classroom Issues fills that gap and: *provides a critical overview of the current debate on achievement; *Focuses on interviews with young people and classroom observations to examine how boys and girls see themselves as learners; *analyses the strategies teachers can use to improve the educational achievements of both boys and girls. Becky Francis provides teachers with a thorough analysis of the various ways in which secondary school pupils construct their gender identities in the classroom. The book also discusses methods teachers might use challenge these gender constructions in the classroom and thereby address the 'gender-gap' in achievement.