The global achievement gap [electronic resource] : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it / Tony Wagner.
2008
LB1607.5 .W34 2008eb
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The global achievement gap [electronic resource] : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it / Tony Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Tony.
ISBN
9780786731749 (electronic book)
9780465002306
9780465002290
0465002293
9780465002306
9780465002290
0465002293
Publication Details
New York : Basic Books, c2008.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxviii, 290 p.)
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LB1607.5 .W34 2008eb
Summary
Examines problems of the American educational system and offers solutions for preparing students to compete and work in a global economy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
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Table of Contents
The new world of work and the seven survival skills
The old world of school
Testing, 1 2 3
Reinventing the education profession
Motivating today's students and tomorrow's workers
Closing the gap: schools that work
A few answers, and more questions.
The old world of school
Testing, 1 2 3
Reinventing the education profession
Motivating today's students and tomorrow's workers
Closing the gap: schools that work
A few answers, and more questions.