Author: Labor, and Pensions United States Senate, Subcommittee on Children and Families of the, Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781496188229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Education is critical to the success of our children, and education is critical to the success of our future economy. And yet, as a Nation, we are struggling. Our skills as a Nation, as they relate to skills in other countries around the world, are slipping. And we are now ranked 14th out of 34 countries for reading skills, 17th for science, 25th for mathematics. We are becoming the first generation of adults whose children are getting less education than we got. We are becoming the first generation in which our children often do not get hands-on experience through shop classes, a generation in which many schools are losing their music classes, even gym classes, things that aren't connected directly to No Child Left Behind testing. We have testing that perhaps has some elements that are valuable but has a lot of shortcomings. That is not a path for either the success of our children in a knowledge-based economy or the success of our future economy.
Educating Our Children to Succeed in the Global Economy
Author: Labor, and Pensions United States Senate, Subcommittee on Children and Families of the, Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781496188229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Education is critical to the success of our children, and education is critical to the success of our future economy. And yet, as a Nation, we are struggling. Our skills as a Nation, as they relate to skills in other countries around the world, are slipping. And we are now ranked 14th out of 34 countries for reading skills, 17th for science, 25th for mathematics. We are becoming the first generation of adults whose children are getting less education than we got. We are becoming the first generation in which our children often do not get hands-on experience through shop classes, a generation in which many schools are losing their music classes, even gym classes, things that aren't connected directly to No Child Left Behind testing. We have testing that perhaps has some elements that are valuable but has a lot of shortcomings. That is not a path for either the success of our children in a knowledge-based economy or the success of our future economy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781496188229
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Education is critical to the success of our children, and education is critical to the success of our future economy. And yet, as a Nation, we are struggling. Our skills as a Nation, as they relate to skills in other countries around the world, are slipping. And we are now ranked 14th out of 34 countries for reading skills, 17th for science, 25th for mathematics. We are becoming the first generation of adults whose children are getting less education than we got. We are becoming the first generation in which our children often do not get hands-on experience through shop classes, a generation in which many schools are losing their music classes, even gym classes, things that aren't connected directly to No Child Left Behind testing. We have testing that perhaps has some elements that are valuable but has a lot of shortcomings. That is not a path for either the success of our children in a knowledge-based economy or the success of our future economy.
Educating Our Children to Succeed in the Global Economy
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Educating Our Children to Succeed in the Global Economy
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National Security Strategy of the United States (2010)
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437934471
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Contents: (1) Overview; (2) Strategic Approach: The Strategic Environment ¿ The World as It Is; The Strategic Approach; Pursuing Comprehensive Engagement; Promoting a Just and Sustainable International Order; Strengthening Nat. Capacity; (3) Advancing Our Interests: Strengthen Security and Resilience at Home; Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat Al-Qa¿ida and Its Violent Extremist Affiliates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Around the World; Reverse the Spread of Nuclear and Biological Weapons and Secure Nuclear Materials; Secure Cyberspace; Achieve Balanced and Sustainable Growth; Accelerate Sustainable Development; Values: Promote Democracy and Human Rights Abroad; International Order. (4) Conclusion.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437934471
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Contents: (1) Overview; (2) Strategic Approach: The Strategic Environment ¿ The World as It Is; The Strategic Approach; Pursuing Comprehensive Engagement; Promoting a Just and Sustainable International Order; Strengthening Nat. Capacity; (3) Advancing Our Interests: Strengthen Security and Resilience at Home; Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat Al-Qa¿ida and Its Violent Extremist Affiliates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Around the World; Reverse the Spread of Nuclear and Biological Weapons and Secure Nuclear Materials; Secure Cyberspace; Achieve Balanced and Sustainable Growth; Accelerate Sustainable Development; Values: Promote Democracy and Human Rights Abroad; International Order. (4) Conclusion.
US Presidential Doctrines Handbook - Volume 1 President Barack Obama Doctrine - Strategic Information and Materials
Author: IBP, Inc.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1577515897
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
US Presidential Doctrines Handbook - Reagan, Carder, Clinton, Bush, Obama
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1577515897
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
US Presidential Doctrines Handbook - Reagan, Carder, Clinton, Bush, Obama
US Foreign Policy and Governent Guide Volume 1 Important Information and Developments
Author: IBP USA
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1433056089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1433056089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Confirmation of Arne Duncan
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy
Author: Kristen Boon
Publisher: Terrorism: Commentary on Secur
ISBN: 0199758247
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Volume 116 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy extends the previous volumes on the Administration's national security policy by highlighting its specific strategies. The volume provides an assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review and the Obama Administration's strategy on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It also includes assessments of the Administration's position on states' rights in controlling illegal aliens, the Department of State's foreign operations, and the Afghanistan strategy. Finally, documents assessing the relationship of terrorism to criminality and weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation strategy for Iran are also provided. The documents and assessments in this volume help readers identify the challenges of implementing a national security strategy.
Publisher: Terrorism: Commentary on Secur
ISBN: 0199758247
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Volume 116 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy extends the previous volumes on the Administration's national security policy by highlighting its specific strategies. The volume provides an assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review and the Obama Administration's strategy on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It also includes assessments of the Administration's position on states' rights in controlling illegal aliens, the Department of State's foreign operations, and the Afghanistan strategy. Finally, documents assessing the relationship of terrorism to criminality and weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation strategy for Iran are also provided. The documents and assessments in this volume help readers identify the challenges of implementing a national security strategy.
The Shame of the Nation
Author: Jonathan Kozol
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 1400052459
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Since the early 1980s, when the federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, segregation of black children has reverted to its highest level since 1968. In many inner-city schools, a stick-and-carrot method of behavioral control traditionally used in prisons is now used with students. Meanwhile, as high-stakes testing takes on pathological and punitive dimensions, liberal education has been increasingly replaced by culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction that would be rejected out of hand by schools that serve the mainstream of society. Filled with the passionate voices of children, principals, and teachers, and some of the most revered leaders in the black community, The Shame of the Nation pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenges the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems. In their place, Kozol offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 1400052459
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Since the early 1980s, when the federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, segregation of black children has reverted to its highest level since 1968. In many inner-city schools, a stick-and-carrot method of behavioral control traditionally used in prisons is now used with students. Meanwhile, as high-stakes testing takes on pathological and punitive dimensions, liberal education has been increasingly replaced by culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction that would be rejected out of hand by schools that serve the mainstream of society. Filled with the passionate voices of children, principals, and teachers, and some of the most revered leaders in the black community, The Shame of the Nation pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenges the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems. In their place, Kozol offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.
Educating for Global Competence
Author: Veronica Boix Mansilla
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416631607
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Preparing students to participate fully in today's and tomorrow's world demands that we nurture their global competence, and this book shows teachers how to do just that. In a world rife with rapid change, environmental vulnerabilities, and racial inequities, this second edition of Educating for Global Competence poses an urgent question: What matters most for students to understand about our complex and interconnected world so they can participate fully in its future? Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony W. Jackson identify the key skills, values, and attitudes that K–12 students must cultivate to thrive in the 21st century. The book features a practical framework for global competence education. The framework's four dimensions focus on developing students’ capacity to * Examine local, global, and intercultural issues. * Understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others. * Engage in open, appropriate, and effective interactions across cultures. * Take action toward collective well-being and sustainable development. This edition includes many new authentic examples of integrating global competence into curriculum, instruction, and assessment across subject areas. Through these examples, we see the practical ways educators can prepare young people to see the complexities of the world and to develop the skills needed to explore and solve problems on a global scale. Educating for Global Competence shows teachers, administrators, and policymakers how they can leverage their influence to make teaching for global competence a compelling endeavor that yields world-changing results.
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416631607
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Preparing students to participate fully in today's and tomorrow's world demands that we nurture their global competence, and this book shows teachers how to do just that. In a world rife with rapid change, environmental vulnerabilities, and racial inequities, this second edition of Educating for Global Competence poses an urgent question: What matters most for students to understand about our complex and interconnected world so they can participate fully in its future? Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony W. Jackson identify the key skills, values, and attitudes that K–12 students must cultivate to thrive in the 21st century. The book features a practical framework for global competence education. The framework's four dimensions focus on developing students’ capacity to * Examine local, global, and intercultural issues. * Understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others. * Engage in open, appropriate, and effective interactions across cultures. * Take action toward collective well-being and sustainable development. This edition includes many new authentic examples of integrating global competence into curriculum, instruction, and assessment across subject areas. Through these examples, we see the practical ways educators can prepare young people to see the complexities of the world and to develop the skills needed to explore and solve problems on a global scale. Educating for Global Competence shows teachers, administrators, and policymakers how they can leverage their influence to make teaching for global competence a compelling endeavor that yields world-changing results.