Dumbing us Down
This book is for teachers and parents - learn how the watered down traditional school system is diminishing our educational outputs and how we can instead become self-directed lifetime-learners. This is a book for parents and teachers as a wake up call to the poor educational system that is causing children to learn poorer, have more disabilities, and aren't held to the high standards of yesterday. The author was a teacher in New York for 30 years before setting out to unveil the truths of broken system of mandatory schooling, and instead wants parents to embrace learning with self-direction. This is a book for parents to read. Parents can get a good insight into this author's opinion of how the US educational system is failing our children. Many reviews quote this as eye-opening and whistle-blowing. The author's opinion is quite pointed and stark, and some reviews found the book to be unsettling and difficult to read.
Grades: Parents of students of all ages
Cost: eTextbook = $7.31, hardcover = $17.51, paperback = $7.69
OTHER DETAILS
Key features
Type of Tool: Textbook
Time required: Varies depending on your reading speed - the book is 147 pages long.
Special Needs:
Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):
Screens
Screens: No screens
Online requirement:
Time
Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Parent/Teacher/Caregiver Involvement is necessary
Prep Time: Significant prep time
Other characteristics
Modality: Visual
Adaptive: No, it is the same for every student
Educational Philosophy: Unschooling
Other characteristics: Self-directed learning
Accountability
Assessment: No, there is no assessment component
State Standards: No
Teacher Accounts:
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