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Book Title: What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated?: And More Essays On S...
Item Length: 8.4in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Alfie Kohn
Publication Name: What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? : and more Essays ON Standards, Grading, and OTHER Follies
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 212 Pages
