num_pages: 156
description: Crucial to the current public debate about schools, curriculum, testing, academic standards, and teacher training are the voices of successful teachers, like Kathy Greeley who speak to the dangers of an overemphasis on standardized testing and a punitive, back to basics approach. In this captivating and lively chronicle of a year in the life of a public school classroom, Greeley provides an alternative model of education and shows how a strong and supportive community is essential in helping students reach their highest potential. Included in her account 
language: English
title: "Why Fly That Way?" Linking Community and Academic Achievement
titlecomplete: "Why Fly That Way?" Linking Community and Academic Achievement
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Teachers College Press