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<p><i>Dumbing Down Our Kids</i> is a searing indictment of America's secondary schools-one that every parent and teacher should read.</p><p><i>Dumbing Down Our Kids</i> 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.</p><p>-Why our kids rank to, or at the bottom of international tests in math and science</p><p>-Why self-esteem has supplanted grades and genuine achievements</p><p>-How the educational establishment lowers standards and quality in our schools-while continuing to raise their budgets and our school taxes</p><p>-The dumbing down of the curriculum so everyone can pass-but no one excel</p><p>-How parents, students, and teachers can evaluate schools and restore quality learning</p> <p>From the author of A Nation of Victims and Profscam comes a searing indictment of our nation's secondary schools and how they cheat our children. Sykes offers a full-scale investigation of the latest trend in schooling--sometimes called Outcome-Based Education--the most recent and most potentially shocking decline in the basic skills of American stu

Author

Charles J. Sykes

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Griffin

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312134747

Subjects

Education

Rating

3.66 / 5 (153 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14