50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools Quotes

“private school teachers tend to have fewer credentials and to cling to traditional teaching styles, such as lecturing while students sit in rows and take notes. Public school teachers, by contrast, are much more likely to be certified, to hold higher degrees, and to embrace research-based innovations in curriculum and pedagogy”
― David C Berliner, 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education

“the strongest predictor of students’ success is related to their social circumstances. The social, intellectual, and fiscal resources, or “capital,” students bring with them into schools, whether charter or traditional, are much more important than the structure of the school or even the quality of the teachers”
― David C Berliner, 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education

“evidence that suggests private schools, on average, do not offer students a competitive edge in academic performance over their peers in public schools,”
― David C Berliner, 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education

“The White middle and governing classes wish both to reduce the cost of public education to themselves and to find protected privilege for their children and grandchildren in segregated schools. Many of the myths that you will encounter in what follows serve both of these ends: Cut the cost of schooling; and further segregate schools to the advantage of the White middle class.”
― David C Berliner, 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools: The Real Crisis in Education