National standards in American education : a citizen's guide

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National standards in American education : a citizen's guide

Diane Ravitch

Brookings, c1995

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780815773511

内容説明

"Updating her highly acclaimed book, Diane Ravitch presents the latest information on the debate over national standards and assessments. ""Ensuring a rigorous liberal education for all is asking a lot in a contentious democracy like ours. Is it possible to educate every child to the same high standards? Is it politically feasible? Will raising standards help or hinder poor minority children? Ravitch sees where these land mines are buried and her book provides an indispensable diagram for getting around them.""-The Wall Street Journal ""A simple message lies at the heart of Diane Ravitch's new book.... If clear and consistent goals of learning could be set for all American children, rich and poor, gifted and ordinary, then all of these children would end up better educated than they now are likely to be.""-The New York Times ""No one could be more qualified to write a book about national standards in education than Diane Ravitch.""-The Washington Times ""The ongoing debate about national education standards and assessment in the U.S. has created as much confusion as it has solutions. What has been needed is an examination of the educational, historical, political, and social issues related to the development of such standards. Ravitch provides such a foundation.""-Choice "
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: cloth ISBN 9780815773528

内容説明

In this text, Diane Ravitch reviews the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; and state-level activities; and analyses the prospects for a national assessment system. During the last two decades, as evidence of declining student performance has mounted, public dissatisfaction with the quality of American schools has reached an all-time high. Many elected officials, educators, and policymakers have concluded that the solution lies in establishing standards to clarify educational objectives and a testing system to determine if progress is being made. Both Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton endorsed this idea and each proposed legislation to promote its development. But while this effort has enjoyed wide support, it has also attracted bitter opposition from both political extremes, largely because of concerns about a national curriculum and federal control of education. Ravitch contends that raising standards is not only about raising the achievement of the best students, but also about raising the achievement of all students. In order to implement systematic reform that achieves this goal, she suggests that deciding what children should learn is the first step. However, national standards should not discredit unorthodox educational programs or dictate instructional methods. She makes recommendations regarding the role of states in setting standards for schools and districts, the role of institutions of higher learning and business in promoting standards, and the role of assessments in maintaining standards. Ravitch concludes that a system of standards and assessments, no matter how reliable, will not solve all the problems of American education, but it will help to get the learning part of the educational system right. Ultimately, the improvement of American education depends on widespread cultural support for educational achievement.

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