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The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It QUOTES

1 " And so our schools are not failing.Rather they are obsolete "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It

2 " Rigor is being in the company of a thoughtful, passionate, reflective adult who invites you into an adult conversation which is composed of the rigorous pursuit of inquiry. "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It

3 " Hawaii commissioned a study to find out how much of a teacher’s time would be required to teach all of the state academic content standards in 5th grade. The answer: 3,000 percent of the allotted time. "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It

4 " once read that trust is the total number of interactions divided by the number of positive interactions,” she explained. “The higher the number of positive interactions, the greater the trust. "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It

5 " Thomas Jefferson first declared literacy to be the key to citizenship. "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It

6 " And so our schools are not failing. Rather they are obsolete. "

― Tony Wagner , The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship—and What We Can Do About It