Автор: Abeles Vicki Название: Beyond measure ISBN: 1451699239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781451699234 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Цена: 2989.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: From the director of Race to Nowhere, the popular 2010 documentary on our education system that has become a long-running grassroots phenomenon, and a new film, Beyond Measure, comes a groundbreaking book for parents, students, and educators on how to revolutionize learning, prioritize childrens health, and re-envision success for a lifetime.
From kindergarteners to high-schoolers, millions of American students are being pressured to perform in ways that make them less intellectually flexible, creative, and responsive to todays world. In Race to Nowhere, Vicki Abeles identified a widespread problem in our nations schools: as students race against each other to have constantly higher grades, better test scores, and more AP courses than their classmates, they are irreparably damaging their mental and physical health.
Now Abeles taps into this same grassroots community across the nation to find the solutions in Beyond Measure, which publishes simultaneously with the release of her new documentary. Pulling from powerful anecdotes and convincing new research, Abeles presents inspirational, quantifiable success stories and shows how anyonestudents, parents, and educatorscan effect change.
Teachers who cut students workload see scores rise; kids discover their own motivation once parents relieve the pressure to perform; schools that institute later start times have well-rested students who are able to learn more efficiently; and schools that emphasize depth over test prep find students more attentive, inventive, and ready to thrive.
Its no secret that our education system is broken, and Beyond Measure inspires parents, educators, and students to take practical steps to fix itstarting today. In so doing, it empowers all of us to redefine learning and success, and to discover the true, untapped potential awaiting our children, not just in college, but in life.
Описание: Now in paperback, the "New York Times "bestseller from "Race to Nowhere "director Vicki Abeles about how our schools can revolutionize learning, prioritize children s health, and re-envision success for a lifetime. "Race to Nowhere, "Vicki Abeles s groundbreaking documentary about our educational system," " tapped into a widespread problem in our nation s schools: From high school to kindergarten, an entire generation of American students is being pressured to perform in ways that make them less intellectually flexible, creative, and responsive to a changing world. Vicki brought home how, as students race against each other to have constantly higher grades, better test scores, and more AP courses than their classmates, they are damaging their own mental and physical health. Now in the "New York Times "bestseller "Beyond Measure," Vicki continues this all-important conversation, seeking out success stories to inspire and instruct those who are eager to create change. We see examples of teachers who have cut the workload in half and seen scores rise; parents who have taken the pressure off of their kids only to find their motivation and abilities rise on their own; schools that have instituted later start times so that the kids are getting the sleep they need able to learn more efficiently. Everyone is aware that the educational system is broken, and "Beyond Measure" reveals a personal, unique, on-the-ground perspective. From limiting the number of AP courses a college will consider to eliminating the competitive need to do more than the next kid and shifting emphasis in the admissions process to essay options over test scores. With both heart and smarts, Vicki Abeles showcases the courageous communities that are rejecting the childhood rat race and reclaiming health and learning (Maria Shriver). The result will help students succeed, not just on the race to college but for life."
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