Defying Standardization pierces the veil of misinformation surrounding the push to standardize the curriculum expectations for 56 million public school children. It provides a high energy passionate and wellresearched argument of what curriculum should and can be to facilitate the development of unstandardized skills and dispositions necessary for a globally connected society. Defying Standardization dismantles the myths and lies surrounding international test rankings and demonstrates that there is no relationship to economic indicators or skills that drives the innovation economy. The book provides practical examples for how educators students and parents can defy standardization with locally developed evidenceinformed and globally literate practices to facilitate the development of customized curricula. This book is for those who yearn for a vibrant innovative and creative school system in which all students are provided opportunities to pursue their passions and interests in ways that will prepare them to be wellrounded individuals and democratic citizens in a global community.