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Dumbing Us Down

Author : John Taylor Gatto

Publisher : New Society Publishers

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 47,60 MB

Release : 2002-02-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1550923013

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With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers’ bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City’s public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. This second edition describes the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto’s "guerrilla teaching." John Gatto has been a teacher for 30 years and is a recipient of the New York State Teacher of the Year award. His other titles include A Different Kind of Teacher (Berkeley Hills Books, 2001) and The Underground History of American Education (Oxford Village Press, 2000).



Dumbing Down Our Kids

Author : Charles J. Sykes

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 32,48 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780312148232

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Sykes concludes with a checklist for parents, students, and teachers who want to evaluate their schools, and a series of recommendations to restore quality learning to America.



Dumbing Down

Author : Magnus Henrekson

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 49,10 MB

Release : 2022-02-20

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3030934292

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This open access book examines the challenges and issues caused by a move to a marketized education system in Sweden. Observing the introduction of the school voucher system and a postmodern social constructivist view of knowledge, the move away from objective knowledge is identified as the core reason for Sweden’s current education crisis. The impact of declining education standards on the labor market is also discussed. This book highlights the issues seen in Sweden and suggests policies that can improve education in the rest of the Western world as well. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in education and labor economics.



The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America

Author : Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,4 MB

Release : 2022-06-06

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780966707113

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Discover "how good teachers across America have been forced to use controversial, non-academic methodology in their classrooms; how "school choice" is being used to further dangerous reform goals, and how home schooling and private education are especially vulnerable; how workforce training (school-to-work) is an essential part of an overall plan for a global economy, and how this plan will shortcircuit your child's future career plans and opportunities; and how the international, national, regional, state and local agendas for education reform are all interconnected and have been for decades. The deliberate dumbing down of America is a chronological history of the past 100+ years of education reform. Each chapter takes a period of history and recounts the significant events, including important geopolitical and societal contextual information. Citations from government plans, policy documents, and key writings by leading reformers record the rise of the modern education reform movement.



Dumbing Down America

Author : James R. Delisle

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 165 pages

File Size : 50,24 MB

Release : 2021-09-03

Category : Education

ISBN : 1000492273

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At a time when the U.S. education system consistently lags behind its international peers, Dumbing Down America shows exactly why America can't keep up by providing a critical look at the nation's schools through the eyes of the children whose minds are languishing in countless classrooms. Filled with specific examples of how gifted children are being shortchanged by a nation that believes smart kids will succeed on their own, Dumbing Down America packs a powerful message: If we want our nation to prosper, we must pay attention to its most intelligent youth. With more than 35 years of experience working with and for gifted children, author James R. Delisle provides a template of what can and must happen in America's schools if they are to fulfill their mission of educating every child to the fullest potential. Dumbing Down America is a must-read for any individual who believes that the unfulfilled promises to gifted children must begin to be met in America's schools today, not someday.



Dumbing Down

Author : Katharine Washburn

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 27,84 MB

Release : 1996

Category : History

ISBN : 9780393317237

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An examination of modern American culture, which has forced the term "dumbing down" into the public arena, and raised heated debate. Although the term originated in the US, similar trends are now observable in Britain, making this text relevant to both cultures.



Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down

Author : Marva J. Dawn

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 45,15 MB

Release : 1995-07-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780802841025

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Working to bridge opposing sides in the various "worship wars", Marva Dawn here writes to help local parishes and denominations think more profoundly about both worship and culture.



No Dumbing Down

Author : Karen Walker

Publisher : Business Expert Press

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 39,97 MB

Release : 2018-10-03

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1947441817

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No Dumbing Down: A No-Nonsense Guide for CEOs on Organization Growth is a book for a company’s senior-most leaders looking to make improvements when aligning the organization’s internal and external strategies for fast, profitable, and sustainable growth. This book combines the author’s impactful and formative experience with leadership and strategy best practices, helping the reader master the counterintuitive art of actually delivering on the promise made to customers. Readers will learn how and why to put these strategies to work—taking direct aim at pitfalls that can trip up even the most stellar companies.



Dumbing Down the Courts

Author : John R. Lott, Jr.

Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group

Page : 355 pages

File Size : 35,44 MB

Release : 2013-09-17

Category : Law

ISBN : 1626522499

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Judges have enormous power. They determine whom we can marry, whether we can own firearms, whether the government can mandate that we buy certain products, and how we define "personhood." But who gets to occupy these powerful positions? Up until now, there has been little systematic study of what type of judges get confirmed. In his rigorous yet readable style, John Lott analyzes both historical accounts and large amounts of data to see how the confirmation process has changed over time. Most importantly, Dumbing Down the Courts shows that intelligence has now become a liability for judicial nominees. With courts taking on an ever greater role in our lives, smarter judges are feared by the opposition. Although presidents want brilliant judges who support their positions, senators of the opposing party increasingly "Bork" those nominees who would be the most influential judges, subjecting them to humiliating and long confirmations. The conclusion? The brightest nominees will not end



Too Dumb to Fail

Author : Matt K. Lewis

Publisher : Hachette Books

Page : 255 pages

File Size : 27,24 MB

Release : 2016-01-26

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0316383910

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From a leading voice among young conservatives, an impassioned argument that to stay relevant the Republican Party must look beyond short-term electoral gains and re-commit to historic conservative values. In 1963 Richard Hofstadter published his landmark book Anti-Intellectualism in American Life. Today, Matt Lewis argues, America's inclination toward simplicity and stupidity is stronger than ever, and its greatest victim is the Republican Party. Lewis, a respected conservative columnist and frequent guest on MSNBC's Morning Joe, eviscerates the phenomenon of candidates with a "no experience required" mentality and tea party "patriots" who possess bluster but few core beliefs. Lewis traces the conservative movement's roots, from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley, and from Goldwater's loss to Reagan's landslide victory. He highlights visionary thinkers who understood nuance and deep ideology and changed the course of the nation. As we approach the 2016 presidential election, Lewis has an urgent message for fellow conservatives: embrace wisdom, humility, qualifications, and inclusion -- or face extinction.