Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture Condition:Like New While a war rages on

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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture Condition:Like New While a war rages onWhile reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, todays schooling is damaging the single most essential component to educationthe joy of learning. How do we recognize the "wounds" caused by outdated schooling policies? How do we heal them? In her controversial new book, education writer and