Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the United States
Author: Gerald W. Bracey
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ISBN: 0871202794
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Developme (25 February, 1997)
Sales Rank: 203,043
Average Customer Rating: 2 out of 5
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Rating: 1 out of 5
Leave us alone and send more money
The previous reviewer is exactly right. Leave us alone and send more money is the only answer Bracey finds viable. A shame that he devotes himelf so desperately to trying to find ways to avoid the mountains of evidence against the system which has failed so many kids so badly and not to finding solutions. Does he really believe the current situation is acceptable? Perhaps it is not as bad as the statistics show in his non inner city experience. Unfortunately, I don't even believe this is completely true. I think he just doesn't want to see the questions because he, and the other defenders of the education status quo, are afraid of the answers.
It is also laughable that he feels supporters of his position (which includes, presumably, the teachers under so much criticism) are so hapless they actually need a step by step guide to dodging the questions they should be asking themselves and the reality they see everyday.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Education advocates need to read this
People from all sides of the education issue need to read this book. It is well designed and dispels many of the criticisms often presented during arguments (debates). Of course, with any statistical data, one can find faults, but Bracey does a pretty good job of covering all his bases.Even if you disagree with Bracey and others who think the education system is just being attacked, you should read this book. At least then, you will avoid embarrassing yourself by making ludicrous statements.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Monolithic Drivel
It continues to amaze me that evidence, whether it be anecdotal or data driven, is systematically ignored (in step) by educrats who refuse to accept a shred of criticism, and in turn, refuse to change their ways. "Leave us alone and send more money!" is the monotonous message of this book, and Bracey will tell educators (who apparently are incapable of thinking for themselves), step by step how to do it. There is nothing more annoying than an educator who argues against education. Gosh, who needs to be smart anyway?
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