The global achievement gap / Tony Wagner.
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TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2010.Description: xxviii, 314 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780465002306
- 0465002307
- 370.9
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| 370.9 BR ED Education around the world : | 370.9 KU CO Comparative education : | 370.9 RE NO Non-western educational traditions : | 370.9 WA GL The global achievement gap / | 370.91724 ED UC Education in the third world | 370.91732074811 CU MA Marketing schools, marketing cities : | 370.9174927 TE AC Teaching and learning in the Arab world / |
"Why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need-- and what we can do about it."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index.
Charges that the failure to teach young people critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication is quickly making American schools obsolete and leaving students unprepared to compete in the global job market, offers advice on how to overhaul the U.S. education system, and includes examples of uniquely successful schools.
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