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OverviewIn The Global Achievement Gap, education expert Tony Wagner situates our school problems in the larger context of the demands of the global knowledge economy. With insights gained from visits to classrooms in leading suburban schools, he analyzes performance by considering the skills needed to get a good job and become a productive citizen. Highlighting discussions with young people and the adults who work with them, Wagner also explains the ways in which today's generation is differently motivated to excel.A manifesto for the twenty-first century, The Global Achievement Gap is a must-listen for anyone interested in seeing our young people achieve their full potential. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony Wagner , Paul CostanzoPublisher: Tantor Media, Inc Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.00cm Weight: 0.072kg ISBN: 9781452655536ISBN 10: 1452655537 Publication Date: 19 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book deserves to be powerfully influential. ---Mel Levine Author InformationTony Wagner is codirector of the Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of Making the Grade. Educated at Juilliard, Paul Costanzo brings the sensitivity and nuance of a classical music background to his twenty-five-plus years of voice acting, and AudioFile magazine has called his narration superb. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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