Testing Wars in the Public Schools
A Forgotten History
1st Edition
Published on 4. April 2013
308 pages
978-0-674-07567-2 (ISBN)
Description
Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.
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03/2013
Harvard University Press
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Reese William J. :
William J. Reese is Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
William J. Reese is Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Festivals of Learning
- 2. A-Putting Down Sin
- 3. Screwing Machines
- 4. A Pile of Thunder-Bolts
- 5. Thanatopsis and Square Roots
- 6. Chewing Pencil Tops
- 7. The Culture of Testing
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
