The global achievement gap : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it /
by Wagner, Tony.
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BookPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2008Description: xxviii, 290 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465002290; 0465002293.Subject(s): Education, Secondary -- Aims and objectives -- United States | Educational change -- United States | School improvement programs -- United StatesOnline resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-283) and index.
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.
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