education

In the security-obsessed, elitist United States of the near future, where a standardized test determines each person's entire future, a powerful man runs a corrupt empire until seventeen-year-old Ann and other students take the lead in boycotting the test.

A guide to various careers in education, including positions such as college professor, guidance counselor, interpreters and translators, school administrators, and sports instructors, with information on requirements, work environment, salary range, advancement, outlook, and more.

A collection of poems written primarily between 1970 and 1995 by contemporary American poets that recall the experiences of elementary and high school.

Presents varying viewpoints on issues related to education, both fundamental and contemporary.

Young readers will get an idea of the role that principals play in their community.

Susan Ohanian recounts her quest to make sense of the Standards educational movement.

Presents a process that schools and districts can use to incorporate local, state, and national standards into their curricula and develop an assessment system.

Provides an overview of MI theory and examines its implications for assessment and teaching from preschool to college admissions.

Offers step-by-step instructions and motivational strategies for educators and administrators for making the teaching and learning experience more emotionally and intellectually rewarding.