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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dueck, Jim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birth date effect (Academic achievement).

Readiness for school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

"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 CHAPTER 1: Fairness to Students CHAPTER 2: Low Expectations Provide for Mediocre Education CHAPTER 3: Birth Rather Than Worth Counts Too Much CHAPTER 4: Relative-Age-Effect in Education CHAPTER 5: The Annual, Single-Entry Date CHAPTER 6: A Critical Decision Moment CHAPTER 7:Grade Level of Achievement CHAPTER 8: It Is What It Isn't CHAPTER 9: Student Achievement by Birth Month CHAPTER 10: Getting Older Doesn't Make It Go Away CHAPTER 11: Education's Glass Ceiling CHAPTER 12: Teacher Gender and Fairness to Boys CHAPTER 13: Social Promotion CHAPTER 14: Accommodating Our Best And Brightest CHAPTER 15: A Global Perspective CHAPTER 16: The Finland Solution: Less Is More CHAPTER 17: New Zealand Solution CHAPTER 18: Getting Down To 'Brass Tacks' CHAPTER 19: Getting Practical CHAPTER 20: Dual-Entry Is Not New CHAPTER 21: Conclusion References

ISBN:

979-82-16-45814-2

979-82-16-23519-4

1-4758-5563-X

OCLC:

1475863183