Being fair with kids : school leaders need to assess the potential impact of their decisions / Jim Dueck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dueck, Jim, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School age (Entrance age).

Readiness for school.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

viii, 181 pages; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

The current practice of having children begin school within a twelve-month cohort is unfair but can be ameliorated by incorporating a dual-entry system. Such a reform effort will dramatically reduce failure, improve student achievement at all levels, while reducing expenditures. Many students are penalized from maximizing their academic potential simply by being born at the wrong time of the year. Not only is there a significant decline in achievement for students born in the second half of the year but they also experience higher rates of failure which negatively impacts self-esteem and reduces future success. Meanwhile, more capable students experience unfairness because of the school's extraordinary effort at helping their failing students. With so much focus on the weak, many strong students are held back from achieving their potential. -- Provided by publisher.

"Jim Dueck takes parental intuition and gives it scientific validation in this book that challenges the established status quo of the education system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Fairness to Students

Low Expectations Provide for Mediocre Education

Birth Rather Than Worth Counts Too Much

Relative-Age-Effect in Education

The Annual, Single-Entry Date

A Critical Decision Moment

Grade Level of Achievement

It Is What It Isn't

Student Achievement by Birth Month

Getting Older Doesn't Make It Go Away

Education's Glass Ceiling

Teacher Gender and Fairness to Boys

Social Promotion

Accommodating Our Best And Brightest

A Global Perspective

The Finland Solution: Less Is More - New Zealand Solution

Getting Down To 'Brass Tacks'

Getting Practical

Dual-Entry Is Not New - Conclusion

References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Dueck, Jim, Being fair with kids

ISBN:

9781475855616

1475855613

9781475855623

1475855621

OCLC:

1126348639