Trapped in mediocrity : why our schools aren't world-class and what we can do about it /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Baird, Katherine, 1958-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]
Subjects:	Public schools > United States. Education > Standards > United States. Educational change > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

A historical and comparative perspective on the United State's educational system
Just how low are our educational standards?
The consequences of low expectations on student effort
Low standards compromise higher education's mission
Reduced productivity and increased wage disparities
Low standards harm those we think are helped
The tyranny of too many voices or "too many cooks spoil the broth"
Exit, voice and the "something for everyone" curriculum
Soft America meets hard America: the perceived high costs and low benefits of high expectations
Getting from here to there.