Trapped in mediocrity
Subtitle: why our schools aren't world-class and what we can do about it
By: Katherine Baird
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781442215474; 9781442215498
Subjects: Educational change; Public schools; Education; Standards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A historical and comparative perspective on the United State's educational system; title: Just how low are our educational standards?; title: The consequences of low expectations on student effort; title: Low standards compromise higher education's mission; title: Reduced productivity and increased wage disparities; title: Low standards harm those we think are helped; title: The tyranny of too many voices or "too many cooks spoil the broth"; title: Exit, voice and the "something for everyone" curriculum; title: Soft America meets hard America: the perceived high costs and low benefits of high expectations; title: Getting from here to there.