| Contents |
One for all -- The competitiveness hoax -- Global dominance -- Fatally flawed foundations -- Less standardized for the future -- Unstandardized beginnings : theory into action -- Structure for the long term. |
| Abstract |
Defying Standardization pierces the veil of misinformation surrounding the push to standardize the curriculum expectations for 56 million public school children. It provides a high energy, passionate, and, well-researched argument of what curriculum should and can be to facilitate the development of unstandardized skills and dispositions necessary for a globally connected society. Defying Standardization dismantles the myths and lies surrounding international test rankings and demonstrates that there is no relationship to economic indicators or skills that drives the innovation economy. The book provides practical examples for how educators, students, and parents can defy standardization with locally developed, evidence-informed, and globally literate practices to facilitate the development of customized curricula. This book is for those who yearn for a vibrant, innovative, and creative school system in which all students are provided opportunities to pursue their passions and interests in ways that will prepare them to be well-rounded individuals and democratic citizens in a global community -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Tienken, Christopher, author. Defying standardization Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 9781475815658 |
| LCCN | 2016045465 |
| ISBN | 9781475815634 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1475815638 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781475815641 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1475815646 paperback alkaline paper |
