High Stakes: Children, Testing, and Failure in American Schools - Softcover

Johnson, Dale D.; Johnson, Bonnie McDaniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742517896 ISBN 13: 9780742517899

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Johnson Dale D Johnson Bonnie

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Críticas

Compelling book....They argue their case skillfully....To their credit, Johnson, Johnson, Farenga, and Ness challenge us to do something within our reach toward making things right: Stop high-stakes testing, and spend the money on teaching and learning.--Luanna H. Meyer "PsycCRITIQUES " High Stakes: Children, Testing and Failure in American Schools is a compelling read. It presents a dramatic picture of what it's like to be a teacher or a student in schools where grinding poverty is the overarching reality. The reader will also find convincing evidence that schools are burdened with high expectations that are not receiving the significant levels of funding and professional development they need. This book is a 'must-read' for all concerned professionals, policy makers, and parents. It will make you angry, it will make a difference.--Alan Farstrup, coeditor of "What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction" High Stakes enables us to feel, see, and experience first-hand the privilege and oppression of high stakes testing. The Johnsons explain how and why there is daily suppression of real teaching and learning. The voices of the children that the Johnsons taught remain with you long after you close their book.--Carl A. Grant, from the foreword

Reseña del editor

High Stakes brings the voices of students and teachers to our national debates over school accountability and educational reform. Recounting the experiences of two classrooms during one academic year, the book offers a critical exploration of excessive state-mandated monitoring, high-stakes testing pressures, and inequities in public school funding that impede the instructional work of teachers, especially those who serve children of poorer families. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0742517896
• ISBN 13: 9780742517899
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240