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Knowing the truth about education / Daniel Wentland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wentland, Daniel M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Educational planning--United States.
- Educational planning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, Daniel Wentland meshes economics, psychology, philosophy, and common sense in proposing a pathway for leaders to follow if they want to improve education in America.
- Contents:
- The useless versus the useful politician
- Education is not the input/output model of business
- Yes, there is a right and wrong
- The wrong paradigm : traditional schools versus charter schools
- Lacking a love for learning
- Students are part of the problem
- Bad teachers
- The myth about maximizing student learning
- A disconnection in the educational pipeline
- Getting education right isn't rocket science, but many make it that way.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4758-2020-8
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