In schools we trust : creating communities of learning in an era of testing and standardization / Deborah Meier.

Author/creator Meier, Deborah
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2002.
Description200 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Learning in the company of adults -- Experiments in trust : The Mission Hill School and others -- Parents and schools -- Teachers trusting teachers -- Trusting each other's agendas and intentions : the dynamics of race and class -- Why tests don't test what we think they do -- Standardization versus standards -- The achievement gap -- Scaling up : stacking the odds in favor of the best -- Democracy and public education.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193).
LCCN 2001008078
ISBN0807031429 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LA217.2 .M44 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold