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Why good enough isn t good enough: the quest for excellence in schools SSAT Celebratory Dinner March 2009

Raising achievement matters. For individualsIncreased lifetime salaryImproved healthLonger lifeFor societyLower criminal justice costsLower health-care costsIncreased economic growth. Why are employers unhappy?. Children are more intelligent than they have ever beenThe

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Why good enough isn t good enough: the quest for excellence in schools SSAT Celebratory Dinner March 2009

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    1. Why ‘good enough’ isn’t good enough: the quest for excellence in schools SSAT Celebratory Dinner March 2009 Dylan Wiliam www.dylanwiliam.net

    2. Raising achievement matters For individuals Increased lifetime salary Improved health Longer life For society Lower criminal justice costs Lower health-care costs Increased economic growth

    3. Why are employers unhappy? Children are more intelligent than they have ever been The ‘Flynn’ effect: long-term rises in IQ Teaching is better than it has ever been Especially in state schools (according to PISA data)

    4. It’s the changing nature of work… Which of the following categories of skill is disappearing from the work-place most rapidly? Routine manual Non-routine manual Routine cognitive Complex communication Expert thinking/problem-solving

    5. The ‘technology bias’ of change…

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