{"product_id":"dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-0312148232","title":"Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312148232\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sykes, Charles J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDumbing Down Our Kids is a searing indictment of America's secondary schools-one that every parent and teacher should read.Dumbing Down Our Kids offers a full-scale investigation of the new educational fad, sometimes called \"Outcome Based Education\" -the latest in a long series of \"reforms\" that has eroded our schools.-Why our kids rank to, or at the bottom of international tests in math and science-Why \"self-esteem\" has supplanted grades and genuine achievements-How the educational establishment lowers standards and quality in our schools-while continuing to raise their budgets and our school taxes-The dumbing down of the curriculum so everyone can pass-but no one excel-How parents, students, and teachers can evaluate schools and restore quality learning\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735854416160,"sku":"NEW0312148232","price":16.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81xCf3sVpeL.jpg?v=1779497908","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/dumbing-down-our-kids-why-american-children-feel-good-about-themselves-but-cant-read-write-or-add-0312148232","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}