000847558 000__ 02019cam\a2200385\a\4500 000847558 001__ 847558 000847558 005__ 20210515153609.0 000847558 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000847558 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000847558 008__ 120329s2012\\\\mdud\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000847558 010__ $$z 2012009975 000847558 020__ $$z9781442215474 000847558 020__ $$z9781442215498$$q(electronic book) 000847558 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC1041983 000847558 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL1041983 000847558 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10613016 000847558 035__ $$a(CaONFJC)MIL396942 000847558 035__ $$a(OCoLC)854969119 000847558 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000847558 043__ $$an-us--- 000847558 050_4 $$aLA217.2$$b.B33 2012 000847558 08204 $$a370.973$$223 000847558 1001_ $$aBaird, Katherine,$$d1958- 000847558 24510 $$aTrapped in mediocrity$$h[electronic resource] :$$bwhy our schools aren't world-class and what we can do about it /$$cKatherine Baird. 000847558 260__ $$aLanham, Md. :$$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$$cc2012. 000847558 300__ $$ax, 243 p. :$$bill. 000847558 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000847558 5050_ $$aA historical and comparative perspective on the United State's educational system -- Just how low are our educational standards? -- The consequences of low expectations on student effort -- Low standards compromise higher education's mission -- Reduced productivity and increased wage disparities -- Low standards harm those we think are helped -- The tyranny of too many voices or "too many cooks spoil the broth" -- Exit, voice and the "something for everyone" curriculum -- Soft America meets hard America: the perceived high costs and low benefits of high expectations -- Getting from here to there. 000847558 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000847558 650_0 $$aPublic schools$$zUnited States. 000847558 650_0 $$aEducation$$xStandards$$zUnited States. 000847558 650_0 $$aEducational change$$zUnited States. 000847558 852__ $$bebk 000847558 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1041983$$zOnline Access 000847558 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:847558$$pGLOBAL_SET 000847558 980__ $$aEBOOK 000847558 980__ $$aBIB 000847558 982__ $$aEbook 000847558 983__ $$aOnline