Argues against the "tougher standards" rhetoric and the current practice of teaching to standarized tests in favor of helping students become more critical, creative thinkers.
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Part one : Tougher standards versus better education
Getting motivation wrong : the costs of overemphasizing achievement
Getting teaching and learning wrong : traditional education and its victims
Getting evaluation wrong : the case against standardized testing
Getting school reform wrong : the arrogance of top-down coercion
Getting improvement wrong : confusing harder with better
Part two : For the love of learning
Starting from scratch
Education at its best
Getting the 3 r's right
The way out
Appendix A : The hard evidence
Appendix B : What to look for in a classroom.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-332) and index.
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"WHAT'S WRONG with this picture?"
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