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Summary: Great book with small flaws.
Review: This is an absolutely terrifying book, and makes the thoughtful reader fear for the future of the country. It makes me glad I homeschool. It is well-documented and comprehensive, so much so that it can be difficult to read at times and needs to be digested in chunks.My only complaint about the book - and I realize that I am a bit of a "grammar snob" :) - is that it is marred by ubiquitous grammar and punctuation errors - misplaced commas, mismatched tenses, poor sentence structure, etc. I don't know if Ms. Eakman is just a poor writer, or if her editor was asleep on the job, or if the book was rushed into print before it was adequately proofread. However, it would literally be difficult to find a single page without a blatant punctuation error, a really awkward sentence structure, or some grammatical goof. This is ironic - and disappointing - in a book about the quality of education. That said, I would still wholeheartedly recommend it for anyone interested in the roots and direction of modern elementary and secondary school curricula.
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Summary: Excellent book. Exposes the corruption of the edu. system
Review: This is an excellent, highly readable and interesting book which exposes the extent to which the educational system in this country has been corrupted by left-wing ideologies and trendy educational fads. Everyone who has a chld in school, or cares about the future of this country should read this book.
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