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" Wasting minds : "
Ronald A. Wolk.
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BL
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642635
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| Main Entry
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Wolk, Ronald A.
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| Title & Author
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Wasting minds : : why our education system is failing and what we can do about it /\ Ronald A. Wolk.
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Alexandria, Virginia, USA :: ASCD,, ©2011.
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xi, 199 pages ;; 23 cm
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9781416611318
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: 1416611312
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index.
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| Contents
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The "get tough" policy -- All standards for all students -- If it moves, test it -- Make them take algebra -- Wanted : great teachers -- The quest for the supreme leader -- The dropout epidemic -- Time for what? -- Never enough money -- A new strategy of new schools -- One student at a time -- Many pathways to success -- Life to text -- It's the work that counts -- Start them early -- A new role for teachers -- A matter of choice -- Schools for digital natives.
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This book offers a smart and tightly reasoned critique of the educational status quo.
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Educational change-- United States.
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Public schools-- United States.
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LA217.2.W65 2011
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