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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.
List of contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Flaws of Standardization
Chapter 1: One for All
Chapter 2: The Competitiveness Hoax
Chapter 3: Global Dominance
Chapter 4: Fatally Flawed Foundations
Part II: Defying Standardization: Translating Theory into Practice
Chapter 5: Less Standardized for the Future
Chapter 6: Unstandardized Beginnings: Theory into Action
Chapter 7: Structure for the Long Term
About the author
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Summary
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.
