{"product_id":"dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-paperback","title":"Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Sykes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDumbing Down Our Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of America's secondary schools-one that every parent and teacher should read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDumbing Down Our Kids \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Why our kids rank to, or at the bottom of international tests in math and science\u003cbr\u003e-Why self-esteem has supplanted grades and genuine achievements\u003cbr\u003e-How the educational establishment lowers standards and quality in our schools-while continuing to raise their budgets and our school taxes\u003cbr\u003e-The dumbing down of the curriculum so everyone can pass-but no one excel\u003cbr\u003e-How parents, students, and teachers can evaluate schools and restore quality learning\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Sykes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three previous books, \u003ci\u003eProfScam, The Hollow Men, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Nation of Victims\u003c\/i\u003e. A journalist who specializes in educational issues, he has written for and is frequently quoted by newspapers including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR's \u003ci\u003eTalk of the Nation \u003c\/i\u003eto discuss schooling. A senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, Sykes lives with his wife and three children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762559615264,"sku":"9780312148232","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0f0b9bb1227687c09842d2641a57c1f.webp?v=1780222206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}