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ERIC Number: EJ294985
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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A Response to "A Nation at Risk": More Looking and Less Leaping.
Vik, Phil
NASSP Bulletin, v68 n470 p53-59 Mar 1984
Contending that the recommendations of the Commission on Excellence in Education cannot apply to all schools, the author argues against requirements including computer science, foreign language, and additional mathematics and science courses for all students. The quality of United States education is concluded to be higher than recent publicity indicates. (MJL)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, International Relations, Second Language Programs, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: A Nation at Risk