The Test

Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don't Have to Be

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Testing & Measurement, Family & Relationships, Education, Parenting
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Author: Anya Kamenetz ISBN: 9781610394420
Publisher: PublicAffairs Publication: January 6, 2015
Imprint: PublicAffairs Language: English
Author: Anya Kamenetz
ISBN: 9781610394420
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication: January 6, 2015
Imprint: PublicAffairs
Language: English

"[The anti-testing] movement now has a guidebook. . . . Kamenetz shows how fundamentally American it would be to move toward a more holistic system." -New York Times Book Review

The Test is an essential and critically acclaimed book for any parent confounded by our national obsession with standardized testing. It recounts the shocking history and tempestuous politics of testing and borrows strategies from fields as diverse as games, neuroscience, and ancient philosophy to help children cope. It presents the stories of families, teachers, and schools maneuvering within and beyond the existing educational system, playing and winning the testing game. And it points the way toward a hopeful future of better tests and happier kids.

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"[The anti-testing] movement now has a guidebook. . . . Kamenetz shows how fundamentally American it would be to move toward a more holistic system." -New York Times Book Review

The Test is an essential and critically acclaimed book for any parent confounded by our national obsession with standardized testing. It recounts the shocking history and tempestuous politics of testing and borrows strategies from fields as diverse as games, neuroscience, and ancient philosophy to help children cope. It presents the stories of families, teachers, and schools maneuvering within and beyond the existing educational system, playing and winning the testing game. And it points the way toward a hopeful future of better tests and happier kids.

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