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Victims of Dick and Jane and Other Essays (Book/ Paperback)

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A collection of essays showing the causes for the deline in America's public education. Mr. Bluemenfeld chronicles the beginnings of the look-say method of reading and the devestating results this methodology has had on America's children. In addition, he discusses sex education and death education. He shows how humanism has become the prominent philosophy behind these changes in Americal education that have left graduates of America's public schools unable to compete in the businesses of America. He also shows the way back to competent education methodologies that will result in a citizenry of an educated, competent, freedom loving populace.

About the Author(s)

Samuel L. Blumenfeld is the author of nine books on education, including How to Tutor (1973), NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education (1984), The Victims of Dick & Jane and Other Essays (2003), and Revolution via Education (2009). A popular lecturer all over the world, Mr. Blumenfeld was educated in New York City public schools, and has taught in both the public and private spheres. He lives in suburban Boston and continues to contribute to such publications as Reason, The New American, The New York Times, The Chalcedon Report, and Education Digest.