Negotiating Standards in the Primary Classroom: The Teacher's Dilemma (Early Childhood Education Series (Teachers College Pr))

This book takes you into the classroom to see how eight teachers struggled with the dilemma of how to balance a standardized curriculum with their understanding of sound early childhood educational practices. You'll see up close how each teacher developed a variety of strategies in her efforts to respond to imposed standards and assessments, to the developmental nature of children, and to the challenge of diversity.