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The Educated Child (Cloth)
Category: Parenting
Author: William J Bennett
Copyright/published Year: 1999 by Free Press
ISBN: 0684833492
Binding: Hardcover
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Bennett (The Book of Virtues)
and his colleagues (Finn, author of We Must Take Charge; Cribb,
formerly of the U.S. Department of Education) offer American
parents an impassioned and straight-shooting reference for
educating their children. In prose free of academic rhetoric, the
authors state: "[I]f your school is inflicting a mediocre
education on your child, the sooner you know about it the
better." They then present a "yardstick" by which to judge the
academic quality of any school (public or private).
A model core curriculum organized by grade level--primary
(K-3), intermediate (4-6), and junior high (7 and 8)--presents
the material clearly and logically, and helps readers assess
whether a child is getting a thorough dose of English, history
and geography, the arts, math and science. While blunt in their
criticism of decaying academic standards (evident in grade
inflation, lowered expectations for students and terrible
international rankings), the authors are unequivocal in their
support of dedicated educators and all those willing to hold
children to the highest possible standard.
Parents may question some of the model curriculum's
expectations (e.g., that second graders dramatize the death of
Socrates), but the authors are quick to reassure readers that the
book's purpose is not to serve as a list of must-haves but rather
as "inspiration and general guidance" in gaining a sense of "the
knowledge and skills that should lie at the heart of a solid
elementary education." Bennett is a controversial figure because
of his passionate cultural conservatism. But this book, despite a
brief word in favor of school vouchers, is about padagogy, not
politics. It's an ambitious and commonsensical guide that will
inspire both parents and educators.
Condition Information
This book is 'remaindered' and may have marks on the cover and/or bottom of pages.
Good condition.
Condition Description
1999 Hardcover. Lightly read. Clean and unmarked.
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