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Linda Perlstein spent six years covering education for The Washington Post and is the author of the acclaimed Not Much Just Chillin?: The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers. She speaks nationwide to educators and parents. She grew up in Milwaukee and now lives with her husband in Baltimore, Maryland, and western Virginia.
A Note to the Reader | p. xi |
Prologue: Ain't No Stopping Us Now | p. 1 |
You Ready? | p. 13 |
America's Schools Will Be on a New Path of Reform | p. 25 |
Am I Going to Be a Bad Teacher? | p. 41 |
A Bank Teller Could Pick Up the Lesson | p. 50 |
Was It a Big Scratch or a Little Scratch? | p. 58 |
Chapter Books Are Not Bad, People | p. 72 |
This Is Just Like the Real Test | p. 85 |
Market Discipline Is the Key | p. 97 |
You Gotta Be Tough | p. 107 |
What Gets Taught Is What Gets Tested | p. 119 |
I Didn't Even Know That Was an Option | p. 134 |
Where's the Sand Table? | p. 144 |
I'm Giving Him Everything He Can Get | p. 158 |
I See Motivation All Over This | p. 172 |
Some People Are Selling Snake Oil | p. 189 |
We Must Leave Them No Choice | p. 200 |
I Used to Be a Nice Person | p. 208 |
The Whole Scenario Can Change | p. 215 |
Never Give Up Trying | p. 226 |
We Celebrate the Bottom | p. 234 |
It Feels Like a Different School | p. 245 |
Teaching Might Be Fun Next Year? | p. 256 |
Don't They Look Good? | p. 265 |
Notes | p. 275 |
Acknowledgments | p. 291 |
Index | p. 293 |
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