American Education Quotes

“The triumph of consumerism was made possible by the related actions of schools, advertising, and media. Mass-consumer culture integrates consumerism into all aspects of life from birth to death, including, but not limited to, education, leisure-time activities, the popular arts, the home, travel, and personal imagination. Mass-consumer culture captures the fantasy world of people with brand names and fashions that promise personal transformation, the vicarious thrill of imagining the glamorous lives of media celebrities, and the promise of escape from hard work through packaged travel and cruises to an envisioned paradise.”
― Joel Spring, American Education

“The advertising profession transformed the capitalist model of buyers making
rational choices in a free market into a consumerist model where the buyer was
driven by irrational emotions associated with particular brand names and/or
products.”
― Joel Spring, American Education

“New York School Chancellor Joel Klein announced near the opening of
the 2002–2003 school year that district superintendents would receive bonuses
up to $40,000—about a quarter of their base salaries—if test scores improved in
their districts. School”
― Joel Spring, American Education