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How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve
Henry Holt & Company
August 2011
On Sale: August 16, 2011
256 pages
ISBN: 0805093532
EAN: 9780805093537
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Award-winning education journalist Peg Tyre mines
up-to-the-minute research to equip parents with the tools
and knowledge necessary to get their children the best
education possible We all know that the quality of education served up to our
children in U.S. schools ranges from outstanding to
shockingly inadequate. How can parents tell the difference?
And how do they make sure their kids get what's best? Even
the most involved and informed parents can feel overwhelmed
and confused when making important decisions about their
child's education. And the scary truth is that evaluating a
school based on test scores and college admissions data is
like selecting a car based on the color of its paint.
Synthesizing cutting-edge research and firsthand reporting,
Peg Tyre offers parents far smarter and more sophisticated
ways to assess a classroom and decide if the school and the
teacher have the right stuff. Passionate and persuasive, The
Good School empowers parents to make sense of headlines;
constructively engage teachers, administrators, and school
boards; and figure out the best option for their child—be
that a local public school, a magnet program, a charter
school, homeschooling, parochial, or private.
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