Inside American Education

Inside American Education

An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.

  • Format: Paperback | 384 pages
  • Dimensions: 155 x 229 x 25mm | 572g
  • Publication date: 14 Mar 2003
  • Publisher: Free Press
  • Publication City/Country: New York, NY, United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0743254082
  • ISBN13: 9780743254083
  • Bestsellers rank: 70,827

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