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Informationen zum Autor By Beverlee Jobrack Klappentext In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational publisher, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how k-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed: the textbooks never change, aren't based on the latest research on how children learn, and don't sequence lessons based on current pedagogy. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective. Zusammenfassung In Tyranny of the Textbook! a retired educational director gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed! written! adopted! and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly! the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1 : The Most Effective Curriculum Materials Are Rarely AdoptedChapter 2 : The Educational Publishing Business and Profit MotiveChapter 3 : The Educational Materials Publishing, Players Process, and PrioritiesChapter 4 : Standards and Testing Don't Increase Student AchievementChapter 5 : Why Technology Hasn't Improved Student AchievementChapter 6 : Why Teacher Education and Professional Development Don't Improve Student AchievementChapter 7 : Rising Above the Plateau
