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Summary: Balanced, Sensible Writing
Review: What a fantastic book! Oppenheimer has done his homework and is not afarid to challenge the "big buisness" idea that computers need to be in classrooms. I am a High School teacher and I was drawn to this book after having some incredible students in my classes that all have interestingly come from some of the local Waldorf Schools. Waldorf Schools must be doing something right there, because the students they graduate are some of the very, very best I have ever taught. I want my own younger children to get this opportunity too! Thank you Todd Oppenheimer!
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Summary: Wow--Real thinking, not buzzwords
Review: You can tell why the article this was based on won the National Magazine Award--it's one of the most cogent and insightful looks at American education in a long time. The inciting focus is on technology as a trend in education, but Oppenheimer goes beyond merely deploring computers as a cure-all for the schools. He analyzes the full spectrum of education available today, pointing out what works and what doesn't, all the while balancing an open mind with real intellectual rigor. I agree with the book description: this should "define the debate" about saving education from the quagmire of ideology and meaningless buzzphrases like "leave no child behind." I wouldn't be surprised if some astute Democratic presidential candidate uses this book as the foundation of a cohesive national economic policy. It's that thorough, that well thought-out.
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