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"Dave R. Stuart Jr.'s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. Yet that seemingly simple goal can feel unattainable when teachers are expected to teach core content within the disciplines and improve literacy in their classrooms. How can teachers and students flourish under so much pressure? Stuart's advice: Take a deep breath and refocus on six known best practices- establish and strengthen key beliefs, then build knowledge and increase reading, writing, speaking and listening, and argumentation in every content area, every day"--Back cover.

Describes techniques English teachers may use to provide accurate, thoughtful, and timely assessments of student work.

Twenty-three essays discuss secondary and post-secondary writing instruction, presenting tested ideas for classroom practices, portfolios, peer review, evaluation, and utilization of e-mail and other electronic tools.

Presents an examination of the reality of public school teaching in the United States, combining facts and statistics with the voices of schoolteachers from across the country, describing how society views teachers and how public policy intersects with teachers' lives.