The Flat World and Education:

By: Linda Darling-Hammond

Narrated by: Lynne Ennis

Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

The Flat World and Education offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America's future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child the right to learn.

The Grawemeyer Award in Education, 2012

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist in Education, 2011

The book is published by Teachers College Press.

©2010 Teachers College, Columbia University (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic Reviews

''We are so fortunate that Linda Darling-Hammond has provided this road map for educational excellence for all children in today's flat world. She thoughtfully emphasizes the basic strengths that we need in these changing times and then outlines what our schools must do to respond to 21st-century learning needs. Linda is one of the education researchers whom I most respect. 'All children' must mean all children and this book shows us how to do it.'' (Richard W. Riley, Former U. S. Secretary of Education)

''When Linda Darling-Hammond speaks, America's teachers listen! I listened and learned from her as we together led the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and created the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. Excellent schools are the key to America's economic future, and superb teaching is the key to great schools. This book makes clear as a bell how to organize schools for successful teaching and what state and national policies are required to support it.'' (James B. Hunt, Former Governor of North Carolina and President of the Hunt Institute)

''Her arguments are sound, rooted in evidence, and unencumbered by the kinds of ideological partisanship that characterizes too much of current educational debates. After reading this book, one will understand why it was that Barack Obama, when seeking advice from the sharpest minds in education, turned to Dr. Linda Darling Hammond.'' (Pedro A. Noguera, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University)

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It is a long book to listen to- but every chapter surprised me with in depth analysis and new comparisons. Definitely worth the time!

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So informative and useful

As an education researcher, I found this book to be interesting and informative. I loved the wide range of improvement topics covered and the international and national comparisons and examples

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