Harper Academic

The Conspiracy of Ignorance

The Failure of American Public Schools

by Martin L. Gross

On Sale: 09/05/2000

Price: $15.99

The Conspiracy of Ignorance

The Failure of American Public Schools

by Martin L. Gross

On Sale: 09/05/2000

Format:

Price: $15.99

About the Book

In a shocking expose of the educational establishment, Gross describes how the typical teacher is academically inferior and trained in dubious “educational psychology” and faddish “whole language” methods. The curriculum is so weak that only one in five students ever take trigonometry, physics, or geography in high school. The usual remedies—from smaller class sizes to federal aid—fail because the establishment is intent on maintaining both control and lower academic standards.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060932602
  • ISBN 10: 0060932600
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 09/05/2000
  • Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.740 in (d)
  • Pages: 324
  • List Price: $15.99
  • BISAC1 : EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
  • BISAC2 : HISTORY / Social History
  • BISAC3 : EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment