the deliberate dumbing down of america - A Chronological Paper Trail: A Chronological Paper Trail

The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America - A Chronological Paper Trail by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt 1999 Paperback In this book you will 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"--Website: http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/book.htm Cover 1 Credits 3 Dedications 4 Table of Contents 6 Foreword 7 Preface 9 Acknowledgements 18 Introduction 20 Chapter 1 25 Chapter 2 31 Chapter 3 40 Chapter 4 50 Chapter 5 78 Chapter 6 116 Chapter 7 182 Chapter 8 288 Afterword 478 Glossary 486 Appendices 515 A-I 517 A-II 519 A-III 523 A-IV 529 A-V 535 A-VI 539 A-VII 544 A-VIII 547 A-IX 551 A-X 554 A-XI 556 A-XII 564 A-XIII 569 A-XIV 577 A-XV 584 A-XVI 593 A-XVII 602 A-XVIII 608 A-XIX 625 A-XX 634 A-XXI 638 A-XXII 644 A-XXIII 648 A-XXIV 655 XXV 662 A-XXVI 671 A-XXVII 679 Index 691