Jay Mathews
Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You Think that your life's growth, success, and happiness depend on which college you attend? The higher-profile school, the better, right? Wrong! Neither is true. is an education ... [... more]
Random House |
School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success
 What effective learners do to succeed in school and how you can help all of your students achieve similar results.How many people are there in public schools these days who, like Jim Burke, teach as well as Jaime Escalante and write as well as Andy [... more]
$9.46
A1 Books |
The Last Word: The Best Commentary and Controversy in ...
Celebrating 25 years of iEducation Week/ipFor twenty-five years iEducation Week/i has been the standard for news and views on American education. In this new publication they offer a rich trove of past opinion pieces from some of America's best education [... more]
$10.39
A1 Books |
School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success
What leaders in the field say about School Smarts:: Expert teacher Jim Burke offers readers an important model for understanding student success. Through personal vignettes, letters from former students, and references to some of the best texts on [... more]
$19.50
Amazon.com |
Finding the College That's Right for You!
Perfect for B Minus and C Students: If you've looked through the Fiske or Princeton Review guide and realized that most of the schools listed are too selective for your child, this is probably the best guide for you. There is a little bit of overlap [... more]
$16.95
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The myth of Tiananmen: and the price of a passive ...
Author: Jay Mathews Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 5 Publication Date: 1998-09-01 Release Date: 2005-07-28 [... more]
$5.95
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Escalante: The Best Teacher in America
Stand and Deliver Dedication: In a culture where if one is asked have you read such and such book and the reply is "no but I saw the movie", then I 'll reverse the question. Did you see "Stand and Deliver"? Well this is the story of [... more]
$19.95
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Escalante: The Best Teacher in America (An Owl Book)
Stand and Deliver Dedication: In a culture where if one is asked have you read such and such book and the reply is "no but I saw the movie", then I 'll reverse the question. Did you see "Stand and Deliver"? Well this is the story of [... more]
$13.95
Amazon.com |
Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can ...
Your kids deserve IB - learn what it is and why from Jay: "Washington Post" reporter Jay Mathews extends his appreciation of challenge in our high schools by identifying the grandest and most challenging of them all: the International [... more]
$21.95
Amazon.com |
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the ...
Very good, but not my first choice: Harvard Schmarvard is an excellent resource although it is not my favorite book on the college admissions process. The author, Jay Mathews, is funny and insightful, but doesn't always make the best case against brand [... more]
$14.95
Amazon.com |
Class Struggle:: What's Wrong (and Right) with America's ...
Amazon.com Review: There is a wide disparity between the academic achievement of poor schools and their wealthy, middle-class neighbors. What makes a child achieve? Is it purely the school environment and resources (or lack of), or is it parents' [... more]
$25.00
Amazon.com |
Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can ...
Your kids deserve IB - learn what it is and why from Jay: "Washington Post" reporter Jay Mathews extends his appreciation of challenge in our high schools by identifying the grandest and most challenging of them all: the International [... more]
$29.95
Amazon.com |
