Contents

1. ReStorying Education in the United States

   Thor Gibbins

2. I. Main Body

   1. 1. The Cultural Narratives of Teachers 

      Thor Gibbins and Elyssa Stoddard

   2. 2. Towards a Philosophy of Education

      Thor Gibbins

   3. 3. Curriculum and the Purpose of Education

      Ed Beck

   4. 4. ReStorying the History, Policies, and Places of Public Education

      Thor Gibbins

   5. 5. What Do We Know: Assessment of Teaching and Learning

      Loren Jones; Shannon Kane; Sarah Morris; and Margaret Peterson

   6. 6. Linguistic Diversity in U.S.  Education

      Maria Cristina Montoya

   7. 7. From Slavery to the School to Prison Pipeline: A Call for Restorative Justice

      Nicole Waid

   8. 8. Making Good Trouble: Advocacy and Activism

      Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs

   9. 9. A Guiding Compass: Ethics for Educators

      Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs

   10. 10. What Can U.S. Educators and Schools Learn from Finland?

       Ann Fradkin-Hayslip

3. About the Contributors