Fairness and Fear ? I was startled at the subtitle of the book when I first heard it Our series has some imaginative titles but none so evocative as this one. But fear and fairness capture much of teacher thinking about assessment. Indeed, teachers struggle to be fair with students, certainly c- cerned (and often fearful) of failures to be fair, and repercussions that teachers can face as a result. Then there is the fearful enterprise of imposed assessment regimes that many teachers face. Dr. Yung s book allows us to hear from the teachers on these concerns ? this is no top-down policy...