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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: wrong emphasis
    sub title: kids learn what adults teach
  name:
    name part: Tufte, John E. (John Elling)
    name part: 1972-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Ebook Library
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mdu
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 129 pages)
  abstract: In the world of high-octane curriculum, assessment, and accountability, educators too often neglect educational realities. This book examines the current status of public education in America, the associated political landscape, and the latest philosophies aimed at improving test scores, and offers straightforward advice for parents and educators.
  table of contents: Part One: Where We Are; Chapter One: The Ugly Truth; Chapter Two: Cultural Responsibility; Chapter Three: Political Rhetoric; Part Two: Blaming the Scale; Chapter Four: Andrew, 1990s; Chapter Five: Teachers or Secretaries?; Chapter Six: The Unwritten Curriculum; Part Three: Great Habits of the Unwritten Curriculum; Chapter Seven: Age-Appropriate Thinking Skills; Chapter Eight: Age-Appropriate People and Communication Skills; Chapter Nine: Timeliness and Attendance; Chapter Ten: Work Ethic and Dedication; Chapter Eleven: Respect, Decency, and Humility
  table of contents: Chapter Twelve: Responsibility and Teamwork; Chapter Thirteen: Perspective; Part Four: Conclusion; Chapter Fourteen: Autonomy; Index; About the Author
  note: John Elling Tufte.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Education -- Curricula -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Education -- Parent participation -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Educational accountability -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Public schools -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Teaching -- United States
  subject:
    topic: Public schools
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Education
    topic: Aims and objectives
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Education
    topic: Curricula
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Educational accountability
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Teaching
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Education
    topic: Parent participation
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: EDUCATION / Administration / General
  subject:
    topic: EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions
  classification: LA217.2 .T85 2014eb
  classification: 371.010973
  related item:
    title info:
      title: The Wrong Emphasis : Kids Learn What Adults Teach
    name:
      name part: Tufte, John Elling
    origin info:
      publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2014
  identifier: 9781475803402
  identifier: 1475803400
  identifier: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tamucs/detail.action
  record info:
    record content source: EBLCP
    record creation date: 140920
    record change date: 20250816203351.6
    record identifier: in00003517892
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng