Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can’t Read, Write or Add
Charles J. Sykes
341 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0312148232
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Language: English
Publish: 842770800000
CulturalEducationNonfictionParentingPoliticsSociologyTeaching
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 near 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 can excel
* How parents, students, and teachers can evaluate schools and restore quality learning