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- ISBN
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- Publication Name
- Stupidity Epidemic : Worrying about Students, Schools, and America's Future
- Item Length
- 9.9in.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Series
- Framing 21st Century Social Issues Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.2in.
- Item Width
- 7.1in.
- Item Weight
- 4.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 54 Pages
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Critics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be "the dumbest generation." We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the history of the idea of that American students, teachers, and schools are somehow getting worse; the record shows that critics have been issuing such warnings for more than 150 years. It then examines four sets of data that speak to whether educational deterioration is taking place. First, data on educational attainment show a clear trend: more students are getting more education. Second, standardized test scores suggest that American students are performing somewhat better; certainly most test scores do not indicate that students are getting worse. Third, measures of popular knowledge also show evidence of improvement. Fourth, there is clear evidence that IQ scores have been rising. In other words, the best available evidence fails to support claims about a Stupidity Epidemic. The essay then turns to exploring several reasons why belief in educational decline is so common, and concludes by suggesting some more useful ways to think about educational problems. The goal of this new, unique Series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on today's social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http: //routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide "overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and other presses.
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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415892090
ISBN-13
9780415892094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99651001
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Stupidity Epidemic : Worrying about Students, Schools, and America's Future
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Framing 21st Century Social Issues Ser.
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
54 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.9in.
Item Height
0.2in.
Item Width
7.1in.
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Table of Content
1. Our Doubts about America's Schools 2. Looking Backward at Fears of Failing Schools 3. Is There Evidence That Stupidity Is Increasing? 4. Explaining the Concern Beyond Stupidity: Better Ways to Think about Educational Issues
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Sociology / General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal
370.973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Education, Social Science
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