Trapped in Mediocrity : Why Our Schools Aren't World-Class and What We Can Do About It.

By: Baird, KatherineMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (171 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781442215498Subject(s): Education - Standards - United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Trapped in Mediocrity : Why Our Schools Aren't World-Class and What We Can Do About ItDDC classification: 379.73 LOC classification: LA217.2 -- .B33 2012ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 1: A Historical and Comparative Perspective on the United States' Educational System -- Chapter 2: Just How Low Are Our Educational Standards? -- Part II: Why Low Standards Matter -- Chapter 3: The Consequences of Low Expectations for Student Effort -- Chapter 4: Low Standards Compromise Higher Education's Mission -- Chapter 5: Reduced Productivity and Increased Wage Disparities -- Chapter 6: Low Standards Harm Those We Assume Are Helped -- Part III: Why Low Educational Standards Persist -- Chapter 7: The Tyranny of Too Many Voices, or "Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth" -- Chapter 8: Exit, Voice, and the "Something for Everyone" Curriculum -- Chapter 9: Soft America Meets Hard America -- Part IV: The Way Forward -- Chapter 10: Getting from Here to There -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Summary: Katherine Baird, an economist, clearly spells out how our educational system is trapped in mediocrity. She points the direction to where we need to go to get out of the trap and carefully examines each factor that has lead to the current state in education.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 1: A Historical and Comparative Perspective on the United States' Educational System -- Chapter 2: Just How Low Are Our Educational Standards? -- Part II: Why Low Standards Matter -- Chapter 3: The Consequences of Low Expectations for Student Effort -- Chapter 4: Low Standards Compromise Higher Education's Mission -- Chapter 5: Reduced Productivity and Increased Wage Disparities -- Chapter 6: Low Standards Harm Those We Assume Are Helped -- Part III: Why Low Educational Standards Persist -- Chapter 7: The Tyranny of Too Many Voices, or "Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth" -- Chapter 8: Exit, Voice, and the "Something for Everyone" Curriculum -- Chapter 9: Soft America Meets Hard America -- Part IV: The Way Forward -- Chapter 10: Getting from Here to There -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Katherine Baird, an economist, clearly spells out how our educational system is trapped in mediocrity. She points the direction to where we need to go to get out of the trap and carefully examines each factor that has lead to the current state in education.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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