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Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation’s schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn’t limited to low-income school districts: even our... read more
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Tony Wagner, codirector of the Change Leadership Group take an in-depth look at the current education system in the U.S. Within the dialog, the author gives his take on the reasons why students outside the U.S. are performing better in aggregate than students here, and proposes methods to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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- Tony Wagner (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 370.13
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- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Levels of Government › Federal Government
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › School Management
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Education Theory › Reform & Policy
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Policy
- Books › Nonfiction › Education › Parent Participation
- Books › Professional & Technical › Education
- Books › History › World
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