Fallacies in Education

This book argues for a complete reassessment of the ways schools are conceived, organized, operated and managed. Authors Trani and Irvine challenge traditional assumptions about grade levels, teachers, students and administrators in pursuit of higher student achievement and academic excellence. Building on the methods that turned an average school district into one widely recognized as one of the best in the nation, this book argues for fundamental, logical changes to the way Americans operate their public schools.

Fallacies in Education is purposefully written to support community-based changes to schools that encourage superior achievement and educational results. This book provides a pathway for concerned parents, administrators, teachers and citizens to improve their schools with their current resources. The techniques used in Corbett to produce an academic renaissance can be used everywhere and this book provides a starting point for schools to strive for academic achievement and excellence in education. The book demonstrates how every school can better serve their students and deliver a better education without increasing costs or incurring new ones.

Randy Keith Trani is a past Oregon Middle School and Oregon High School Principal of the Year and is currently principal of the Corbett School. Trani spent fourteen years as a teacher in Alaska and Oregon and has taught every grade from K–12.

Robert Irvine is the vice president of PARC Resources, a consulting firm focused on development specializing in working with tribes, nonprofits, and rural governments. He is resource faculty member at Eastern Oregon University and adjunct aculty member at Blue Mountain Community College, where he teaches primarily American History.