Testing Wars in the Public Schools
Testing Wars in the Public Schools

Author: William J. Reese

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0674075676

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Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children’s health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today’s battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.

History, Education, and the Schools
History, Education, and the Schools

Author: William J. Reese

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-01-04

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0230104827

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Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book grapples with two basic questions. What is history? And How can history help illuminate contemporary concerns about the nature and character of America's schools? From antiquity to the postmodern present, history has served multiple purposes, including a basic human need to learn from what came before. Americans have long invested considerable time, energy, and emotion in their schools, both private and public, and a knowledge of history helps explain why.