Why should employers pay American workers much more to work far fewer hours a year than the competition? They won't--unless Americans know more and can do more than the workers with whom they compete. Thinking for a Living is the first book to address head-on the issue of the appalling mismatch between what our economy needs and what our educational institutions actually provide. A massive imbalance between the resources available for the education of our managerial, technical, and professional workers on the one hand, and our line workers on the other, threatens our economic survival,...
Why should employers pay American workers much more to work far fewer hours a year than the competition? They won't--unless Americans know more and ca...
-A must read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational examples of schools that succeed.- --Jerome T. Murphy, professor and dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education
This timely, tough-minded book shows how American public schools can be saved by instituting high standards for academic achievement. It explains not just what the standards movement is about and why it is important, but also what it will take to bring every student up to high standards, no matter where that student...
-A must read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational exa...
