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The stupidity epidemic : worrying about students, schools, and America's future /
Critics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be ""the dumbest generation."" We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the histo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Framing 21st century social issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Critics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be ""the dumbest generation."" We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the history of the idea of that American students, teachers, and schools are somehow getting worse; the record shows that critics have been issuing such warnings for more than 150 years. It then examines four sets of data that speak to whether educational deterioration is taking place. First, data on educational attainment s |
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| Notas: | "Critics often warn that American schools are failing; that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be 'the dumbest generation.' This essay ... examines four sets of data that speak to whether educational deterioration is taking place. The essay then turns to exploring several reasons why belief in educational decline is so common, and concludes by suggesting some more useful ways to think about educational problems."--Page 4 of cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 53 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-49) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136164682 1136164685 9780203834213 0203834216 9781136164699 1136164693 9781136164644 1136164642 9781138173231 1138173231 1280873191 9781280873195 9786613714503 661371450X |