{"product_id":"common-sense-school-reform-frederick-m-hess-9781403973108","title":"Common Sense School Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eForget everything you think you know about school reform. Cutting through the cant, sentiment, and obfuscation characterizing the current school reform debate, Frederick M. Hess lacerates the conventional \"status quo\" reform efforts and exposes the naivete underlying reform strategies that rest on solutions like class size reduction, small schools, and enhanced professional development. He explains that real improvement requires a bracing regime of common sense reforms that create a culture of competence by rewarding excellence, punishing failure, and giving educators the freedom and flexibility to do their work. He documents the scope of the challenges we face and then provides concrete recommendations for addressing them through reforms to promote accountability, competition, a 21st-century workforce, effective school leadership, and sensible reinvention. Engagingly written and drawing on real world experiences and examples, \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense School Reform\u003c\/i\u003e will generate debate and help set the agenda for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick M. Hess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1403973105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781403973108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.20w x 0.57d","brand":"Frederick M. Hess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202876489983,"sku":"9781403973108","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0102a2ee-a680-44c1-b166-40419eb8110c.jpg?v=1756833671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-sense-school-reform-frederick-m-hess-9781403973108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}