The Real Reason for the Meltdown of America’s Public Schools (Part IV)

Cross Action News ^ | 7-23-08 | Carl Sterling Parnell, Ed.D.

[Victory111]

Many of the leading educators in the United States have accepted the humanist approach to education. These are the same people who have developed our curriculums, spent federal money on educational programs, and advised our government on educational trends. William H. Kilpatrick, one of John Dewey’s followers, stated that the old education format was based on “a psychology that stressed acquisition, even drill, and minimized critical thinking.”

[Soliton]

"These are the same people who have developed our curriculums"

The author must have gone to one of the humanist schools he/she vilifies. The plural of curriculum is "curricula".

[nathanbedford]

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[firebrand]

John Dewey had some pretty good ideas. So did Skinner. The problem is, everybody takes everything too far.

[nathanbedford]

That's because there is no end to the good liberals can do.