TY - BOOK AU - Wells ,Melissa AU - Clayton,Courtney ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Foundations of American Education: A Critical Lens T2 - Open textbook library AV - L7 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Education KW - Textbooks KW - Humanities KW - History N1 - Part I: Foundations of American Education -- Chapter 1: The Teaching Profession -- Chapter 2: Influences on Learning: Student Differences and Similarities -- Chapter 3: Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Education in the United States -- Chapter 4: Schools in the United States -- Chapter 5: Ethical & Legal Issues in Education -- Part II: Education in Action -- Chapter 6: Curriculum: Planning, Assessment, & Instruction -- Chapter 7: Classroom Environment -- Chapter 8: And Now What? The Path Forward N2 - In this survey text, readers will explore the foundations of American education through a critical lens. Topics include the teaching profession, influences on student learning, philosophical and historical foundations, structures of schools, ethical and legal issues, curriculum, classroom environment, and the path forward UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1110 ER -