The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed with Standardized Testing – But You Don’t Have to Be by Anya Kamenetz explains in some detail the ten things wrong with state tests along with some history and politics. She goes on to tell educators and parents what they should do to help kids survive the madness. Anyone who dislikes state test should get this book.

Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom by Matt Miller tells his story of how he went from plowing through a textbook to an open digital classroom. Thanks to his vision and some hard work, Matt opened the world to his students and started preparing them for the world they would soon be living in. Each chapter ends with one or more QRReader images that can take your smart phone directly to a relevant post at Read entire post...