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Jim Dueck takes parental intuition and gives it scientific validation in this book that challenges the established status quo of the education system.
List of contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1: Fairness to Students
CHAPTER 2: Low Expectations Provide for Mediocre Education
CHAPTER 3: Birth Rather Than Worth Counts Too Much
CHAPTER 4: Relative-Age-Effect in Education
CHAPTER 5: The Annual, Single-Entry Date
CHAPTER 6: A Critical Decision Moment
CHAPTER 7: Grade Level of Achievement
CHAPTER 8: It Is What It Isn't
CHAPTER 9: Student Achievement by Birth Month
CHAPTER 10: Getting Older Doesn't Make It Go Away
CHAPTER 11: Education's Glass Ceiling
CHAPTER 12: Teacher Gender and Fairness to Boys
CHAPTER 13: Social Promotion
CHAPTER 14: Accommodating Our Best And Brightest
CHAPTER 15: A Global Perspective
CHAPTER 16: The Finland Solution: Less Is More
CHAPTER 17: New Zealand Solution
CHAPTER 18: Getting Down To 'Brass Tacks'
CHAPTER 19: Getting Practical
CHAPTER 20: Dual-Entry Is Not New
CHAPTER 21: Conclusion
References
About the author
Jim Dueck has had a career in education spanning 40 years of service as a teacher, principal, superintendent and assistant deputy minister. He has advised representatives from almost 50 education systems around the world who sought suggestions regarding assessment and accountability in education, including the US government's launch of the Race To The Top initiative.
Summary
Jim Dueck takes parental intuition and gives it scientific validation in this book that challenges the established status quo of the education system.
Additional text
Jim Dueck takes parental intuition and gives it scientific validation in this book that challenges the established status quo of the education system. If we as political leaders really believe that every child really deserves a fair and equal chance in education, then action on the ideas raised in this book is a starting point that can't be ignored. Jim's passion for using facts to debunk the myths in education has come through in this well-written and researched treatise.
