How children succeed

Since No Child Left Behind was enacted, a growing and heartfelt opposition to what is considered too much standardized testing has echoed across the country. What should we do instead? Indya Kincannon, Knox County Schools board member and former chair, handles this question in her review of How children succeed: grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character by Paul Tough. (Recorded August 21, 2013)

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