Trapped in Mediocrity: Why Our Schools Aren't World-Class and What We Can Do about It

by Katherine Baird

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Our students aren't learning, we're falling behind other countries, and many of our college graduates are even functionally illiterate. We offer our kids a weak and poorly thought out curriculum; too many teachers do not make good use of classroom time and follow lesson plans that are superficial and repetitive; almost all state governments define "proficiency" at low levels of competency; and because kids with very uneven skills populate a classroom,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:144221547X

ISBN13:9781442215474

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Length:260 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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