{"product_id":"dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-9780312148232","title":"Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10491245\"\u003eCharles J. Sykes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312148232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312148232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU025000\"\u003eSchools | Levels | Secondary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU034000\"\u003eEducational Policy \u0026amp; Reform\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659798647021,"sku":"9780312148232","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c0dbaef6-87cc-42ae-929f-242a7a10c696.jpg?v=1649343525","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-9780312148232","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}