What Every Parent Should Know About Schools, Standards, and High Stakes Tests
- Donna Walker Tileston - Strategic Teaching and Learning, Dallas, TX
"Full of wonderful information, and very thought provoking!"
-Susan E. Fisher, NBCT
Douglas County School District, CO
"Cuts through all the jargon."
-Stephanie A. Slowik, NBCT, Nationally Certified School Counselor
Wake County Public Schools, NC
"Gives a better understanding of what the standards mean, what to do with the standards, and what to do if standards aren't being met by a school."
-Shannon Journell, Teacher
Enon Elementary School, OH
"Not only am I an educator, but I am also a single mom of two. I read this book from both perspectives and was enlightened by the information. Every parent should be aware of the information in it, especially those who move frequently."
-Stacy Slomko, Teacher
Perth Amboy High School, NJ
The essential resource for parents who want to help their children succeed in school!
Expert educator and award-winning author Donna Walker Tileston helps parents take the guesswork out of understanding educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and the myriad other issues affecting their children's schools today. Within this concise, reader-friendly guide, parents will find a wealth of easy-to-understand information, including:
- How to understand and access local and national standards
- Five things parents can do to improve standards-based teaching and testing
- Ten guides to asking the right questions at open-school events and parent-teacher conferences
- Three ways to help children master high stakes tests
- What to do if schools don't achieve adequate yearly progress
- A glossary that defines the buzzwords that mystify non-educators
With this one handy guide, all parents can become active, informed, and involved participants in their children's education.
"Very informative to me – both as an experienced teacher and a parent. It was an easy read, full of wonderful information, and very thought provoking!"
"A definite contribution to this field...it relays the facts of the past and the wave of the future."
"Parent friendly and an easy read.The material is useful as it explains not only what the standards are, but how to read them."
"The author did an adequate job of explaining the standards so that the lay person could not only read them, but also apply them by using the questions to check the standards at their school."
"Very timely with the push of the 'No Child left Behind' legislation, which has really highlighted school standards and the attainment of these standards. It seems to cut through all of the language/jargon and give a clearer understanding of standards and what is going on in education."
"Not only am I an educator but I am a single mom of two. I read this book from both perspectives and was enlightened by the information. Every parent should be aware of the information in it, especially those who move frequently."
"Gives a better understanding of what the standards mean, what to do with the standards, and what to do if standards aren't being met by a school."
