Showing posts with label The New Illiteracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The New Illiteracy. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The New Illiteracy

by Charles J. Sykes

Dumbing Down Our Kids is a searing indictment of America's secondary schools - one that every parent and teacher should read. It 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.

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Find out:
  • 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 teaching