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The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Dont Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Needand What We Can Do About It
Tony Wagner
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Description for The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Dont Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Needand What We Can Do About It
Paperback. Situates school problems in the larger context of the demands of the global knowledge economy. With insights gained from interviews with business leaders, and classroom observations in some of the country's leading suburban schools, the author analyzes performance by considering the skills future workers will need in order to get a good job. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
In The Global Achievement Gap , education expert Tony Wagner situates our school problems in the larger context of the demands of the global knowledge economy. He illustrates that even in our best schools, we don't teach or test the skills that matter most for the twenty-first century. Uncovering what motivates today's generation to excel in school and the workplace, Wagner explores new models of schools that are inspiring students to solve tough problems and communicate at high levels. An education manifesto for the 21st century, The Global Achievement Gap is a must-read for anyone interested in ... Read more
In The Global Achievement Gap , education expert Tony Wagner situates our school problems in the larger context of the demands of the global knowledge economy. He illustrates that even in our best schools, we don't teach or test the skills that matter most for the twenty-first century. Uncovering what motivates today's generation to excel in school and the workplace, Wagner explores new models of schools that are inspiring students to solve tough problems and communicate at high levels. An education manifesto for the 21st century, The Global Achievement Gap is a must-read for anyone interested in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465055975
SKU
V9780465055975
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tony Wagner
Tony Wagner currently serves as an Expert In Residence at Harvard University's Innovation Lab. Previously he was the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship centre at Harvard and the founder and co-director of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Wagner is the author of numerous books, including Change Leadership, Making the Grade, ... Read more
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