Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 167-177) e índice

Part 1. Brass tacks: strategies for change -- 1. Why are we here? What is the job that we are being asked to do? -- 2. First person singular, and plural -- 3. Extreme ideas -- 4. Disobedience instruction -- 5. Women in history, but not in public school: some ways of fighting back -- 6. The hero in jail: "the truth will make us free" -- 7. Secret records -- 8. "Lead children to the following six points..." -- 9. History from the bottom up -- 10. Issues that start to send our students home in tears -- 11. It is evil to tell lies to children -- 12. Code expressions -- 13. Indoctrination vs. the free market of ideas -- 14. Patriots with blinders -- 15. A time when certain things are not allowed -- Part 2. Grass roots: organizing parents and teachers for collective strength -- 1. Building a base of trust and friendship with the parents -- 2. Beyond friendship: teaching basic skills -- 3. Building loyalties among teachers -- 4. Broadening our base: building loyalty between the teacher and the class -- 5. Short-term goals and long-term victories -- 6. Creating a crisis, or awaiting one -- 7. Confronting the press and TV: dissemination of the facts -- 8. Fear of victory: dangers of the numbers game -- Postscript. "Written under protest."

Offers a critique of the roles of teachers in America's public school system, outlining an approach to education based on such values as fairness, truth, and integrity that teaches students the importance of living constructively in the outside world.