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ERIC Number: EJ379998
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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A Not-So-Tearful Farewell to William Bennett.
Ohanian, Susan
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n1 p11-17 Sep 1988
Criticizes outgoing Secretary of Education William Bennett for speech-making designed to pull at the public heartstrings while leaving the purse strings intact. Bennett finds a comfortable refuge in Platonic reality and virtue and stirs up deep-seated frustrations with the nation's failings. These problems play well on the evening news but offer education little assistance. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mass Media Effects, Moral Values, Reading Materials, Realism, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bennett (William); Department of Education