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020 ^a9781501104312^q(hardcover)
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082 00 ^a371.207^bW135M
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100 1 ^aWagner, Tony
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245 ^a ^a1111^bpreparing our kids for theinnovation era / |
250 ^aFirst Scribner hardcover edition
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300 ^avii, 296 pages :^billustrations ;^c24 cm
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504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) andindex
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505 0 ^aOur education DNA -- The purpose of education -- What^'s atstake? -- The formative years: K-12 -- The gold ring: thecollege degree -- Teaching, learning, and assessing -- Anew vision for education
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520 ^a^"Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement,pressuring our children to get into the ^"right^" colleges,have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. Butwhile students may graduate with credentials, by and largethey lack the competencies needed to be thoughtful,engaged citizens and to get good jobs in our rapidlyevolving economy. Our school system was engineered acentury ago to produce a work force for a world that nolonger exists. Alarmingly, our methods of schooling crushthe creativity and initiative young people need to thrivein the twenty-first century. In Most Likely to Succeed,bestselling author and education expert Tony Wagner andventure capitalist Ted Dintersmith call for a completeoverhaul of the function and focus of American schools,sharing insights and stories from the front lines,including profiles of successful students, teachers,parents, and business leaders. Most Likely to Succeedpresents a new vision of American education, one that putswonder, creativity, and initiative at the very heart ofthe learning process and prepares students for today^'seconomy. This book offers parents and educators a crucialguide to getting the best for their children and a roadmapfor policymakers and opinion leaders^"-- Provided bypublisher
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650 0 ^aSchool improvement programs^zUnited States
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650 0 ^aEducational accountability^zUnited States
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650 0 ^aEducation and state^zUnited States
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700 1 ^aDintersmith, Ted,^eauthor
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999 ^aThanyaporn Prempree
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