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1.		Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Manufacturer: Crown Forum	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $14.87 You Save: $ 10.08 (40%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Some Real Truths Mixed with Simplistic Misleading Solutions Content: Be careful with this book. While Murray acknowledges Gardner's argument that there are very different abilities, he then concludes that only those who score high on traditional tests, in other words those with the most verbal ability (especially) and math ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $8.44 You Save: $ 6.51 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: All analogies few statistics Content: Sheesh....if Kozol is suppose to be some type of expert in public education, you think he would have marshaled a few facts to bolster his case. If, as other reviewers assert, the target audience for this book is the comfortable suburban parents ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill	List Price: $32.95 Our Price: $18.43 You Save: $ 14.52 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Interesting but rather jargon-heavy Content: "Disrupting Class" is a very interesting read for people interested in improving education here in the U.S. Dr. Christensen argues that the main problem with traditional schools is that they cannot provide individualized instruction that best meets each student's ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen Manufacturer: Touchstone	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $9.83 You Save: $ 6.17 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: An indespensible reference to real American History Content: When I was in school, history was one of the most boring topics on the menu. The books were dry as dust and the "learning process" was little more than rote memorization. As a senior, I finally encountered one good teacher who went off the curriculum. That ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay Manufacturer: Love & Logic Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $10.99 You Save: $ 6.96 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Great book for teachers! Content: I am a teacher and always feel discipline is one of the toughest issues to overcome. This book gives great, real-life examples of how you can handle discipline situations with pre-schoolers to high-schoolers. It also gives great ideas on preventing discipline ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, Updated Edition by Lisa Delpit Manufacturer: New Press	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $10.55 You Save: $ 7.40 (41%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Cultural Awareness Content: Delpit clearly defines and details, in narrative form, the differences in teaching students of color, especially the differences between students who are either middle-class Whites or African-Americans. Delpit considers the ethnic identities and linguistics ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning by Michael J. Schmoker Manufacturer: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve	List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $17.00 You Save: $ 9.95 (37%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Great for school leaders! Content: "Results Now" is a great jumpstart on how to tie your curriculum achievement goals in with your school improvement. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life by Anthony T. Kronman Manufacturer: Yale University Press	List Price: $27.50 Our Price: $17.12 You Save: $ 10.38 (38%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Review & Editorial Content: Review: Kronman is an intensely literate & learned Yale law professor (who also has a philosophy degree); he's also a political liberal (who worked for the SDS in the sixties & who currently supports Obama). This work, however, is a work of cultural ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press	List Price: $20.95 Our Price: $14.73 You Save: $ 6.22 (30%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A Major Disappointment Content: It is evident that the Hopkins Press and Mr. Thelin recognized that Rudolph's history was long-in-the-tooth, and that this created a market for a new textbook for the standard history of higher education course to which far too many graduate students are needlessly ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour Manufacturer: Solution Tree	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $9.25 You Save: $ 15.70 (63%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Bringing me up to date Content: As the educational jargon increases and changes, it is important to keep abreast of the latest. This book provided information which I really needed ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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