America Skips School.

Barber, Benjamin R.

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ERIC Number: EJ472619

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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America Skips School.

Barber, Benjamin R.

Harper's, v287 n1722 p39-46 Nov 1993

The education crisis is like TV violence; the worse it gets, the more inert we become. Truth is that Americans do not really care about education. The young are adept at "reading" adult hypocrisy. Commercialism rules. There is nothing in Homer, Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare, or teaching that will bring youngsters big bucks. Freedom and civility require effort and imagination. (MLH)

Descriptors: Advertising, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Comparative Education, Democratic Values, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Illiteracy, Misconceptions, Public Education

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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