Hope for a Renaissance

To oversimplify greatly: we can shake ourselves free of our national obsession with test scores in math and science and put some energy into figuring out how to deliver a full-bodied liberal arts education to all our children. The prominence of African Americans in the pantheon of heroes named by st...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan 2008-05, Vol.89 (9), p.626-626
Main Author: Smith, Bruce M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
American Civil War
Children
Educational assessment
Educational evaluation
Educational tests
Educational tests and measurements
Evaluation
Examinations
History
History education
Liberal Arts
Study and teaching
Teacher education
The Editor's Page
United States history
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Summary:To oversimplify greatly: we can shake ourselves free of our national obsession with test scores in math and science and put some energy into figuring out how to deliver a full-bodied liberal arts education to all our children. The prominence of African Americans in the pantheon of heroes named by students and adults is demonstration enough that fundamental change is possible in schools and in society.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/003172170808900901