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ERIC Number: EJ162124
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Back to the Basics--Fact or Fad?
Haley, Beverly
NASSP Bulletin, 61, 408, 75-79, Apr 77
Responds to Ronald Reagan's plea for a return to teaching "plain old readin' and writin'" by arguing that the basic objective of education must be the development of human potential. (JG)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Language Skills
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Identifiers: Back to Basics Movement