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The Wrong Direction for Today's Schools: The Impact of Common Core on American Education

The Wrong Direction for Today's Schools: The Impact of Common Core on American Education


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The Wrong Direction for Today's Schools: The Impact of Common Core on American Education is an in-depth analysis of the newest national American education fad, intended to replace the 2002 incarnation of the ESEA, No Child Left Behind. Zarra delves into the "seeds" that produced the Common Core Standards, as well as the groups involved in the political and corporate pressure to completely revamp America's K-16 education system. The author lays out a strong case for political motives involving the advancement for nationalized education, such as those found in select European and Asian nations. Zarra also follows the funding and provides solid documentation and analysis of international and national assessments, and how the funding and assessments proved pivotal in the overhaul of American education. After an analysis of the underpinnings of the Common Core Standards, Zarra critiques the myths and facts of the Common Core, and balances these with the emerging realities impacting average Americans and their families. Zarra's book is a must-read and will prove to be extremely useful to all who are concerned about public, private, and homeschool education in America.

About the Author :
Dr. Ernie Zarra is a life-long educator, is married to his wife Suzi, and has two adult children. Ernie has authored three books, more than a dozen journal articles, and presented at numerous professional education conferences and community gatherings.

Review :
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are the latest educational reform intended to 'save' K-12 education in the US. Zarra examines some of the politically motivated reasons the CCSS were promulgated and how certain interested corporate groups have sought to influence K-12 education for their own benefit. The book examines the origins of Common Core; how assessments have spurred the calls for change; what is necessary to prepare 21st-century students for college or careers; the funding behind the Common Core initiative; the economic incentives given to states that adopted the CCSS; the CCSS standards themselves; CCSS myths, facts, and realities; and CCSS considerations, constituencies, and competition. Zarra is convincing in arguing for the need to understand CCSS's failure to improve children's educational paths, especially as the US Congress is considering the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Providing a balanced and nuanced overview of the CCSS, this [is a] thoughtful, well-written study. . . .Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general readers.-- "Choice Reviews"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781475814293
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 292
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1475814291
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jul 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Impact of Common Core on American Education


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