Focus : elevating the essentials to radically improve student learning /
The introduction states: "The only reason our schools haven't made astonishing progress in the last 30 years of "reform" is quite simple: very few schools ever implemented 'what is essential'--the most powerful, simple actions and structures that would dramatically incr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Alexandria, Va. :
ASCD,
[2011]
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| Summary: | The introduction states: "The only reason our schools haven't made astonishing progress in the last 30 years of "reform" is quite simple: very few schools ever implemented 'what is essential'--the most powerful, simple actions and structures that would dramatically increase the proportion of students prepared for college or careers. What is 'essential' for schools? Three simple things: reasonably coherent curriculum (what we teach); sound lessons (how we teach); and far more purposeful reading and writing in every discipline, or authentic literacy (integral to both what and how we teach). |
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| Physical Description: | 237 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1416611304 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781416611301 (pbk. : alk. paper) |