Wagner, Tony, <br/><br/>
The global achievement gap :  why even our best schools don't teach the new survival skills our children need--and what we can do about it /  [print] 
Tony Wagner. 
 - New York :  Basic Books,  [(c)2010. 
 - xxviii, 314 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The new world of work and the seven survival skills  The old world of school  Testing, 1 2 3  Reinventing the education profession  Motivating today's students and tomorrow's workers  Closing the gap: schools that work  A few answers, and more questions. 
<br/><br/> Examines problems of the American educational system and offers solutions for preparing students to compete and work in a global economy. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0465002307 9780465002306 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education, Secondary--Aims and objectives--United States.<br/>Educational change--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1607.5.G563 2010 LB1607.5.W135.G563 2010