{"product_id":"wad-ja-get-howard-kirschenbaum-9781607856795","title":"Wad-Ja-Get?: The Grading Game in American Education, 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrades and grading are an accepted part of modern education. But why? Why do we accept a system that is more focused on ranking students than on learning? Why do we accept the negative effects of standard grading approaches, including turning students off from learning, increasing stress, creating winners and losers, and perpetuating racial and economic inequality? Why do we accept these things when there are better alternatives?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWad-Ja-Get?\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique discussion of grading and its effects on students. The book was written by three education professors who have had first-hand contact with the problems of grading in all its forms. Written in the form of a novel, the topic is explored through the eyes of students, teachers, and parents in one high school embroiled in a controversy around grading. Possible alternatives to the grading system are examined in detail and the research on grading is summarized in an appendix. This 50th anniversary edition of the book includes a new introduction by Professor Barry Fishman, updating the research and setting the original book in the context of today's educational and societal challenges. \u003ci\u003eWad-Ja-Get?\u003c\/i\u003e remains timely five decades after its original publication, and will be inspiring to students, parents, educators, and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Kirschenbaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607856794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607856795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan Publishing Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Howard Kirschenbaum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982752907519,"sku":"9781607856795","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5d568d4-d813-48d0-a445-4c236313835d.jpg?v=1683262854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wad-ja-get-howard-kirschenbaum-9781607856795","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}