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Author Wagner, Tony.

Title The global achievement gap : why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it / Tony Wagner.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, [2010]
©2010

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 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  370.13 WAG    Check Shelf
Description xxviii, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The new world of work and the seven survival skills -- The old world of school -- Testing, 1 2 3 -- Reinventing the education profession -- Motivating today's students and tomorrow's workers -- Closing the gap: schools that work -- A few answers, and more questions.
Summary Examines problems of the American educational system and offers solutions for preparing students to compete and work in a global economy.
Subject Education, Secondary -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Educational change -- United States.
School improvement programs -- United States.
ISBN 0465002307
9780465002306 paperback
$16.95
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