Dumbing down Our Kids by Charles J Sykes

Dumbing down Our Kids by Charles J Sykes

Dumbing 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

ProfScam, The Hollow Men, and A Nation of Victims are three of Charles Sykes' earlier publications. He has written for and been quoted by media such as The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a journalist that specializes in educational issues. He has discussed education on The Today Show, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, and NPR's Talk of the Nation. Sykes, a senior scholar at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and three children.