Report cards :: a cultural history /

"This book tells the story of American education by examining this unique element of student life. The author shows the evolution of how teachers, students, parents, and administrators responded to report cards. Report cards, he shows, were more than just a means by which a school documented ea...

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Main Author: Morris, Wade H. (Wade Hampton), Jr., 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"This book tells the story of American education by examining this unique element of student life. The author shows the evolution of how teachers, students, parents, and administrators responded to report cards. Report cards, he shows, were more than just a means by which a school documented each student's deportment, academic standing, and attendance. They were a tool of control, a microcosm for the changing power dynamics between teachers, parents, and students"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 226 pages : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421447179
1421447177

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