Part one : Tougher standards versus better education
Getting motivation wrong : the costs of overemphasizing achievement
Getting teaching and learning wrong : traditional education and its victims
Getting evaluation wrong : the case against standardized testing
Getting school reform wrong : the arrogance of top-down coercion
Getting improvement wrong : confusing harder with better
Part two : For the love of learning
Appendix A : The hard evidence
Appendix B : What to look for in a classroom.
