The war against excellence : the rising tide of mediocrity in America's middle schools / Cheri Pierson Yecke ; foreword by William J. Bennett.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Yecke, Cheri Pierson, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Gifted children--Education (Middle school)--United States.
• Middle schools--United States--History.
• Middle schools.
• History.
• Gifted children--Education (Middle school).
• Gifted children.
• United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 267 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

Yecke shows how radical activists have endangered the education of all middle school children--especially those who are gifted.

Contents:

• 2. The Growth of the Middle School Movement 19
• 3. Middle School Curriculum 51
• 4. Ability Grouping 71
• 5. Cooperative Learning 115
• 6. Peer Tutoring 143
• 7. Analysis of Beliefs and Driving Convictions 151
• 8. Activist Implementation 183
• 9. Ethical Considerations 205
• 10. Implications for the Twenty-First Century 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-260) and index.

ISBN:

0275981169

OCLC:

52001512