Changing the Status Quo

Scott Wurdinger is a professor of experiential education and leadership studies at Minnesota State University in Mankato. His most recent book is The Power of Project-Based Learning published by Rowman and Littlefield.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Courage and the Status Quos Status QuosAssessmentTechnologyRacial DiscriminationChapter 2: Battling the Assessment Monster: Status Quo OneProblems With Multiple-Choice TestingOpting-out National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Old and New AssessmentsExperiential Learning and PerformanceLetting Students Take Charge of Their EducationFrom Students to LeadersChapter 3: The Tidal Wave of Technology: Status Quo TwoPros and Cons of TechnologyGeneral Barriers in EducationPowerPoint PresentationsMOOCsHow Technology is Changing UsChapter 4: Stories From the Field: Status Quo Number ThreeHoward FullerDeborah McGriff Tony SimmonsDawn Chavous Chapter 5: Final ThoughtsPerseverance is the Key to SuccessGet as Much Experience as PossibleListen to Your Gut and Stand Up for What is RightLook for Other AvenuesBuild Meaningful RelationshipsDon't Let the System Hold You DownReferences

Scott Wurdinger's new book is a challenge to educators and others who approach education with a “one size fits all” approach to educating our students. Hopefully we will heed his call for educators to be courageous and confront the status quo in their classrooms to empower their students in ways that allow them to be critical agents in transforming their world.