Common Core : National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy.
Tampio, Nicholas.
Common Core : National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Do We Need a Common Core? -- 1. Arguments for National Education Standards -- 2. Arguments against National Education Standards -- 3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing -- 4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness -- 5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability -- 6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling -- 7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious Minorities -- Conclusion. Democracy, Education Standards, and Local Control -- Epilogue. Democracy and the Test Refusal Movement -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- About the Author.
Ultimately, this lively and accessible book presents a compelling case that the greater threat to democratic education comes from centralized government control rather than from local education authorities.
9781421424644
Education-Standards-United States.
Education and state-United States.
Educational accountability-United States.
Electronic books.
LB3060.83 .T36 2018
379.1/58
Common Core : National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Do We Need a Common Core? -- 1. Arguments for National Education Standards -- 2. Arguments against National Education Standards -- 3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing -- 4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness -- 5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability -- 6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling -- 7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious Minorities -- Conclusion. Democracy, Education Standards, and Local Control -- Epilogue. Democracy and the Test Refusal Movement -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- About the Author.
Ultimately, this lively and accessible book presents a compelling case that the greater threat to democratic education comes from centralized government control rather than from local education authorities.
9781421424644
Education-Standards-United States.
Education and state-United States.
Educational accountability-United States.
Electronic books.
LB3060.83 .T36 2018
379.1/58