The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?
feeling so far is that standardized testing and performance-based salaries are likely to push education from social norms to market norms. The United States already spends more money per student than any other Western society. Would it be wise to add more money? The same consideration applies to testing: we are already testing very frequently, and ... See more
Dan Ariely • Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
In response to the crisis in American education, more than five thousand public and private schools across the nation have adopted the timeless Montessori Method of teaching, of which this book is the cornerstone.
Maria Montessori • The Absorbent Mind: A Classic in Education and Child Development for Educators and Parents
We are afraid our kids will not get the right education, so those who have the resources send them to private schools. In the public schools we are afraid the teachers are slacking on the job, and so we test and test. Parents don’t trust administrators or teachers, and in turn administrators and teachers don’t