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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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- Année de publication
- 1995
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- Titre
- Dumbing Down Our Kids
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Charles J. Sykes
- Éditeur
- Macmillan
- Publié
- 1995
- Format
- souple
- ISBN10
- 0312148232
- ISBN13
- 9780312148232
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Sciences sociales, Motivation & Bien-être, Sciences politiques & Politique, Pédagogie, Politique, Maternité et parentalité, Éducation, système scolaire, Sociologie, Culture et Société, Parentalité
- Évaluation
- 3,7 sur 5
- 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 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