{"product_id":"the-test-why-our-schools-are-obsessed-with-standardized-testing-but-you-dont-have-to-be-9781610396011","title":"The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed with Standardized Testing-But You Don't Have to Be","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[The anti-testing] movement now has a guidebook. . . . Kamenetz shows how fundamentally American it would be to move toward a more holistic system.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Test \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential and critically acclaimed book for any parent confounded by our national obsession with standardized testing. It recounts the shocking history and tempestuous politics of testing and borrows strategies from fields as diverse as games, neuroscience, and ancient philosophy to help children cope. It presents the stories of families, teachers, and schools maneuvering within and beyond the existing educational system, playing and winning the testing game. And it points the way toward a hopeful future of better tests and happier kids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610396011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Anya Kamenetz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604408955061,"sku":"9781610396011","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_133777e5-6ccd-4eed-b4b5-22788c86a009.jpg?v=1780453446","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-test-why-our-schools-are-obsessed-with-standardized-testing-but-you-dont-have-to-be-9781610396011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}