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PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-100325001588

ISBN-139780325001586

eBay Product ID (ePID)661489

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages154 Pages

Publication NameOne Size Fits Few : the Folly of Educational Standards

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorSusan Ohanian

Subject AreaEducation

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN98-054482

Reviews"We're lucky to have someone like Susan Ohanian who is willing to take on all the pious nonsense about Standards."- Alfie Kohn, Author of Punished by Rewards and No Contest, "Ohanian's work is a refreshing call to action. . . . This will hit a responsive note with many school leaders."-The School Administrator, "We're lucky to have someone like Susan Ohanian who is willing to take on all the pious nonsense about Standards." Alfie Kohn, Author of Punished by Rewards and No Contest, "Ohanian's work is a refreshing call to action. . . . This will hit a responsive note with many school leaders." The School Administrator, "We're lucky to have someone like Susan Ohanian who is willing to take on all the pious nonsense about Standards."-Alfie Kohn, Author of Punished by Rewards and No Contest, "Ohanian's work is a refreshing call to action. . . . This will hit a responsive note with many school leaders."- The School Administrator

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromKindergarten

Dewey Decimal379.1/58/0973

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Table Of ContentI. What's Wrong with Standards Whose Standards These Are, I Think I Know Standard Timetables for Nonstandard Kids Standard Fare: The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Ignored With Liberty and Standards for All: Looking at Standards Around the Country The Baseball/Medical Metaphors That Rule and Ruin Education Californication It's the Economy, Stupid Fighting Back Counting on Kids and Their Teachers

SynopsisOne Size Fits Few is a sharp, pointed pin with which to deflate the overblown pro-Standards movement., One Size Fits Few is a sharp, pointed pin with which to deflate the overblown pro-Standards movement. In her hilarious, unsparing, and often touching narrative, Susan Ohanian-a teacher, author, and frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Education Week, and other publications-recounts her quest to make sense of the Standards movement. "Making sense" is no small feat, as we see when Ohanian muses on school districts withholding diplomas from students who fail to demonstrate "necessary knowledge" of topics such as covalent bonds, the Edict of Nantes, La Cucaracha, and the Slough of Despond. Balance is even more elusive in the media, as is evident when Ohanian drafts an op-ed piece on Goals 2000 for USA Today. When her editor repeatedly finds the real-life students she portrays "too unique," too urban, too nonstandard, she realizes that all he wants to know is "how the kids in Grosse Pointe measure up against the kids in Larchmont or Palo Alto, and how both compare to the Japanese." Ironically, even in Japan, Ohanian finds gross denial: When she asks "What happens when a child fails to keep up with his peers?," she is reassured that this never happens. Yet no one can explain how the McDonald's clerk fits into the Japanese educational/social system. Underlying the irony is a call to action. "It is my moral duty to offer a counterargument to people who would try to streamline, sanitize, and standardize education" says Ohanian. "When we get down to the realities of the classroom . . . the antics of Standardistos are no longer funny . . . what we need to do is fight back." Visit www.susanohanian.org Visit Susan Ohanian online for a wealth of information on education issues and to learn more about her. You'll find commentary, cartoons, letters, resources, quotes and a word of the day offering children a provocative way to increase their vocabulary., One Size Fits Few is a sharp, pointed pin with which to deflate the overblown pro-Standards movement. In her hilarious, unsparing, and often touching narrative, Susan Ohanian-a teacher, author, and frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Education Week, and other publications-recounts her quest to make sense of the Standards movement. "Making sense" is no small feat, as we see when Ohanian muses on school districts withholding diplomas from students who fail to demonstrate "necessary knowledge" of topics such as covalent bonds, the Edict of Nantes, La Cucaracha, and the Slough of Despond. Balance is even more elusive in the media, as is evident when Ohanian drafts an op-ed piece on Goals 2000 for USA Today. When her editor repeatedly finds the real-life students she portrays "too unique," too urban, too nonstandard, she realizes that all he wants to know is "how the kids in Grosse Pointe measure up against the kids in Larchmont or Palo Alto, and how both compare to the Japanese." Ironically, even in Japan, Ohanian finds gross denial: When she asks "What happens when a child fails to keep up with his peers?," she is reassured that this never happens. Yet no one can explain how the McDonald's clerk fits into the Japanese educational/social system. Underlying the irony is a call to action. "It is my moral duty to offer a counterargument to people who would try to streamline, sanitize, and standardize education" says Ohanian. "When we get down to the realities of the classroom . . . the antics of Standardistos are no longer funny . . . what we need to do is fight back." Visit www.susanohanian.org Visit Susan Ohanian onlinefor a wealth of information on education issues and to learn more about her. You'll find commentary, cartoons, letters, resources, quotes and a word of the day offering children a provocative way to increase their vocabulary.

LC Classification NumberLB3060.83.O53 1999