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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 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
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Dumbing Down Our Kids, Charles J. Sykes
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- Publicado en
- 1995
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- Título
- Dumbing Down Our Kids
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Charles J. Sykes
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Publicado en
- 1995
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN10
- 0312148232
- ISBN13
- 9780312148232
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Ciencias sociales, Autoayuda, Ciencias políticas & Política, Pedagogía, Política, Maternidad & Crianza, Educación, Sociología, Cultura y Sociedad, Paternidad
- Calificación
- 3,7 de 5
- Descripción
- 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