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Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves but Can't Read, Write, or Add 2nd edition
Charles J. Sykes
Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves but Can't Read, Write, or Add 2nd edition
Charles J. Sykes
Dumbing Down Our Kids is a searing indictment of America's secondary schools-one that every parent and teacher should read.
Dumbing Down Our Kids offers a full-scale investigation of the new educational fad, sometimes called "Outcome Based Education" -the latest in a long series of "reforms" that has eroded our schools.
-Why our kids rank to, or at the bottom of international tests in math and science
-Why "self-esteem" has supplanted grades and genuine achievements
-How the educational establishment lowers standards and quality in our schools-while continuing to raise their budgets and our school taxes
-The dumbing down of the curriculum so everyone can pass-but no one excel
-How parents, students, and teachers can evaluate schools and restore quality learning
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 15, 1996 |
ISBN13 | 9780312148232 |
Publishers | St. Martin's Griffin |
Pages | 341 |
Dimensions | 159 × 24 × 235 mm · 575 g |
Language | English |
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