false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255631075m/3035004.jpg 3035004 1 <DIV>Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation&rsquo;s schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn&rsquo;t limited to low-income school districts: even our top schools aren&rsquo;t teaching or testing the skills that matter most in the global knowledge economy. Our teens leave school equipped to work only in the kinds of jobs that are fast disappearing from the American economy. Meanwhile, young adults in India and China are competing with our students for the most sought-after careers around the world. <p>Education expert Tony Wagner has conducted scores of interviews with business leaders and observed hundreds of classes in some of the nation&rsquo;s most highly regarded public schools. He discovered a profound disconnect between what potential employers are looking for in young people today (critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication) and what our schools are providing (passive learning environments and uninspired lesson plans that focus on test preparation and reward memorization).</p> <p>He explains how every American can work to overhaul our education system, and he shows us examples of dramatically different schools that teach all students new skills. In addition, through interviews with college graduates and people who work with them, Wagner discovers how teachers, parents, and employers can motivate the &ldquo;net&rdquo; generation to excellence.</p> <p>An education manifesto for the twenty-first century, <i>The Global Achievement Gap</i> is provocative and inspiring. It is essential reading for parents, educators, business leaders, policy-makers, and anyone interested in seeing our young people succeed as employees and citizens.<P>For additional information about the author and the book, please go to <b>www.schoolchange.org</b> </p> </div> 3065602 11 8 2008 The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship--and What We Can Do About It total:67|5:18|4:35|3:10|2:3|1:1| 67 267 153 29 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 09:49:18 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:27:17 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 19:25:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 15:43:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 20 20:00:32 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 18:36:32 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 20:00:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 13:54:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:42:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 06:57:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 19:28:42 -0700 2009
1. Corporate & business types know what is best for K-12 education.
2. The current internet-enabled generation is fundamentally different from all previous generations.

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I likened Tony Wagner’s The Global Achievement Gap more to Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat than any other academic treatise on the quality of secondary education in America. If I had the money, I would buy a copy of this book for every gov...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 10:57:09 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 09:44:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 09:43:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 09:27:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 18:15:44 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 18:20:59 -0800 2009 A local Doctor of Education slammed him in an article, but I was leery whe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 14:29:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:03:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:10:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:11:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 18:55:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 23:30:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 16:49:06 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 04:55:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 16:22:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 16:23:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:31:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:32:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 09:59:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:01:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:51:32 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:58:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:06:48 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:10:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3035004