Wise Social Studies in an Age of High-Stakes Testing: Essays on Classroom Practices and Possibilities (PB)

The chapters in this volume illustrate how teachers are bringing creativity, higher—order thinking, and meaningful learning activities into particular school settings despite pressures of standards and testing. We chose the word wise for the title of this book, and we use it frequently to describe the pedagogical practices we have identified. The words powerful and ambitious are used as well. The larger point, as Keith C. Barton makes in his chapter, is that there is no necessary connection...