[DOWNLOAD] "How to Destroy Public Education In 4 Easy Steps" by Barry Edelson # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: How to Destroy Public Education In 4 Easy Steps
- Author : Barry Edelson
- Release Date : January 29, 2012
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 6012 KB
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Is there really a crisis in education? Is the alleged failure of American schools being used as a pretext for undermining public education by those who are fundamentally hostile to the public schools? Have we introduced "school choice", reduced investment in schools, overemphasized the importance of testing, and provoked confrontations with teachers' unions, not because our students can't compete with their counterparts in other countries, but simply because some politicians and commentators have another agenda?
The author, an administrator with more than 20 years of experience in the public schools and extensive knowledge of the many issues facing education today, cites evidence that, contrary to conventional wisdom, American schools are not in fact failing. With the exception of poor and urban districts, America's students are thriving and compare very well with students overseas. Poverty and race remain, by far, the most determinative factors in whether or not a student will succeed in school. Instead of addressing these these key issues, our nation has denigrated schools and teachers and promulgated widespread, unproven "reforms" that are aimed at solving a problem that does not even exist.