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History and Social Foundations of American Education, The
The only guide on the history of American education you will need to read, The History and Social Foundations of Education, Tenth Edition, serves as a quick reference to the most important persons, dates, events, and movements that shaped the nation's system of education. Concise and clearly-written, this popular text provides a comprehensive historical treatment of education in the United States from Colonial times to the present day. The significant background behind the growth and evolution of education in our society is presented, including key influential movements in educational history and prominent leaders. The expert authors’ excellent coverage of recent events and issues, the influence of legal and legislative actions and reform reports, and issues in modern American education, globalization, current events, and trends are keenly presented in an accessible manner.
- GenresEducation
432 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 2012
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December 31, 2014
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Billions upon billions have been spent trying to force everyone to succeed at life on these terms. Insanity.
This is a junior-high level US history textbook with the purpose of selling America and current American Education to its reader.
Just like Morality of Politics classes offered at every college in the US, this book is not about is subject so much as an excuse for the current system (it's soooooo hard for us to make people do what they don't want to do even though its good for them!!! Have pity on us!!!) and a manipulative attempt to convince them that the problem is just so big and hard and complex and everyone is just doing their very best to figure it out. The truth is, finding ways to justify force is what is complex, and the situation only actually appears so when you don't ever address what is really going on.
I feel really really bad for teachers.
The most interesting thing about this book is how boring it is. Was that on purpose? Conspiracy theorists think textbooks are boring on purpose to make people think they are stupid so they will just agree with whatever their teachers tell them.
Billions upon billions have been spent trying to force everyone to succeed at life on these terms. Insanity.
This is a junior-high level US history textbook with the purpose of selling America and current American Education to its reader.
Just like Morality of Politics classes offered at every college in the US, this book is not about is subject so much as an excuse for the current system (it's soooooo hard for us to make people do what they don't want to do even though its good for them!!! Have pity on us!!!) and a manipulative attempt to convince them that the problem is just so big and hard and complex and everyone is just doing their very best to figure it out. The truth is, finding ways to justify force is what is complex, and the situation only actually appears so when you don't ever address what is really going on.
I feel really really bad for teachers.
The most interesting thing about this book is how boring it is. Was that on purpose? Conspiracy theorists think textbooks are boring on purpose to make people think they are stupid so they will just agree with whatever their teachers tell them.
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