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The Importance of Average
Playing the Game of School to Increase Success and Achievement
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2010
Summary
The Importance of Average calls attention to the policies and practices that discriminate against the silent majority of students in the American educational system. Arguments presented emphasize the collateral damage caused to average students by legislative mandates, administrative policies, teaching practices, parenting beliefs, and adherence to strict psychological constructs. Each of these factors has created a pervasive psycho-educational belief of average ability. The authors challenge what they consider as a pseudo-definition of "average" that was brought about as an attempt by policymakers to test their way out of addressing the true inequities found in society. Further, the authors identify how educational policymakers have sacrificed the education of an entire class of students by creating the illusion that underachievement can be eliminated simply through lowering standards and examination pass rates. In chronicling the plight of average students, the authors capture the emotions and attitudes of teachers, parents, and students whose frustrations have been set aside in order to meet other special interests. The authors explore methods that provide students of average knowledge in any given area with the appropriate tools necessary for succeeding in school. Finally, the authors argue that there is no such thing as "average" intelligence.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-7012-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-7014-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
210
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Foreword No access
Preface: Thoughts from a Parent and Educator No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 01. Average Anyone? No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 02. The Invisible Majority: Making Average Exceptional No access Pages 9 - 28
Chapter 03. Intelligence: That Beguiling Phenomenon No access Pages 29 - 60
Chapter 04. Success for the Average: Effort, Ability, or Luck? No access Pages 61 - 76
Chapter 05. The Right Start in Reading and Writing: The Development of Language and Literacy No access Pages 77 - 90
Chapter 06. The Right Start in Mathematics: The Development of Mathematical Thinking No access Pages 91 - 120
Chapter 07. The Right Start in Science: The Development of Scientific Thinking No access Pages 121 - 142
Chapter 08. The Right Start in Social Studies: Building a Foundation for an Informed Citizenry No access Pages 143 - 160
Chapter 09. The Myth of Average Intelligence No access Pages 161 - 178
