Dumbing Down Our Kids (2nd Edition)
Charles J SykesPaperback 1996-09-15
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"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?
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Publisher Description
"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?