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Inside American Education Paperback – March 14, 2003

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An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.

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Item Weight : 1.26 pounds
Paperback : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 0743254082
ISBN-13 : 978-0743254083
Product Dimensions : 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Publisher : Free Press (March 14, 2003)
Language: : English

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Bobbie

A superior way to improve education in the U.S.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019

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I have a number of books by Thomas Sowell and this on has become one of my favorites probably because I was a teacher at one time but before the union and when we could actually discipline students. When I was in college and had to take "education courses" although my major was "History, English, and Political Science", my college wanted to put Education on my diploma but I insisted they put History instead. Education courses did NOT in any way teach me how to teach! I completely agree with Mr Sowell as to how to correct American Education - do away with education departments in college, get rid of tenure at all levels, provide choice of schools by the parents, teach actual courses such as reading, writing, math, science, and the process of thinking and solving matters. We definitely need to get rid of the indoctrination of students at all levels and the teaching of self-esteem rather than letting student earn the self-esteem for themselves which will really make a difference to the ultimate success of the student once they get to the "real world". I have enjoyed and learned from all of Thomas Sowell's books as he writes in common sense language.

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Swim Barb

A MUST Read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2017

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One of the best books I've ever read. Have your eyes completely opened about this subject. I knew it was bad before I read the book, but I had no idea HOW bad it truly is! I recommend this to all as a must-read if you care about the future of America and the youth.

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Hard Facts and Common Sense

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2012

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This is a classic among the late 20thc studies of American education. It takes as its province the entire spectrum of our educational system, from K-12 to college, graduate school, and beyond. It pulls no punches. The criticism is harsh, the anecdotes salient and nearly every statement is anchored by a specific scholarly or journalistic reference, the endnotes comprising over 50 pp. of text.

Thomas Sowell is a trained economist, one of the most lucid expositors of economic principles. He is also a cultural commentator, broadly conceived. I have yet to read one of his books that was not clear, trenchant and bold. He deals in hard facts and common sense and while his orientation is generally characterized as `conservative' he makes his points in persuasive, nonideological ways. When he confronts ideology he counters with empirical evidence. He is a social scientist, not a casual observer. He marshals historical evidence, philosophic evidence and anthropological evidence and always has a fresh slant on much-discussed issues.

How candid is he in this book? He argues against racial admission preferences on the grounds that they serve to hurt the minorities they are intended to help. He then demonstrates that there were already concerns that this might prove to be the case, back in the 1960's, on the left as well as on the right. He does this all very dispassionately. He argues that one of the reasons for all of the touchy/feely `affective' education in K-12 results from the fact that education students are the weakest in the university, taught by the weakest faculty in the weakest school, required to take the weakest courses. Their affection for the `affective' derives, in part, from their lack of success in traditional academic subject areas. Hence, they flee from the `basics' because their personal experience with them was unpleasant, even though their very job is to teach the basic, academic subjects and that is what the vast majority of students and parents want them to do. While some of the arguments are carefully modulated there is not a wishy-washy sentence in the book.

Some of the book is dated; we have ameliorated some of the concerns of 1993. On the other hand, the majority of the concerns have increased in magnitude. All we need do to bring his arguments up to date is to move the appropriate decimal points or add a more intensive adjective.

Still highly recommended.

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Salinas

An incredible review of the US education system

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019

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An incredible review of the US education system, if you are not knowledgeable of how the education system really works, at the k-12 level or the university, this will give more understanding than 99% of the population. I phenomenal book. It does however, get a little repetitive at the end.

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If you thought your children were being adequately educated, read this book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020

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Our educational system is nothing less than pathetic. It is in such disarray that America is becoming known for poor universities, just the opposite situation from just a couple decades ago. After reading this book I now understand the many reasons for that. If you plan to attend college or have children nearing that path, read this book!

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Maxster

Thought-Provoking!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015

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"Inside American Education" is a very intriguing examination of the educational institution(s) in the U.S. Although published some 20 years ago, I should say that based on recent 'revelations', that this book remains relevant. And as with every book by Sowell that I've read, his writing is both clear and most importantly, substantive, as per usual, he includes a plethora of references to support his arguments.

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