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"I read this quote
"the students were asked only factual recall questions and then given a writing assignment that was, in my opinion, more suited to an elementary school class. They were not asked for their interpretations of the story. They were not asked to discuss a real moral dilemma in their lives and compare it to the one in the story. In other words, there was no intellectual rigor" (foreword)" — Sep 05, 2018 05:34PM
"I read this quote
"the students were asked only factual recall questions and then given a writing assignment that was, in my opinion, more suited to an elementary school class. They were not asked for their interpretations of the story. They were not asked to discuss a real moral dilemma in their lives and compare it to the one in the story. In other words, there was no intellectual rigor" (foreword)" — Sep 05, 2018 05:34PM
“Let’s talk about goal presentations in high school classes. We will be brief because there aren't any. Many students get through high school without ever having to practice and perform a single speech before a real audience." page 112.”
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
“Students spend their school hours bored, covering irrelevant material, doing mindless tasks, taking far too many standardized tests, and having the creativity and innovation schooled out of them. Our focus shouldn't be to give all kids equal access to the same bad education. We need to reinvent education and give all kids a fighting chance in life. page 58”
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
“In today’s world, if you can’t invent and reinvent your own job and distinctive skills, you risk chronic underemployment. Individuals need to change professions several times in their lifetime. Page 63”
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
― Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era
“Across America, our kids study what’s easy to test, not what’s important to learn.”
― What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America
― What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America
“Four years ago, about 4,900 ninth grades began their high school career in the Boston Public schools. Today there are about 3,400 twelth graders. Nearly one third -- 1500 students -- have dropped out of the class in three and a half years. Almost half of the group that hopes to graduate (1,648) in six months' time has not passed the required standardized test (MCAS).”
― Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools
― Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools
Steve’s 2024 Year in Books
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