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“We’re Number Umpteenth!”: The myth of lagging U.S. schools
a concise overview of the multiple responses you might offer the next time someone declares that American kids come up short. (First, though, I’d suggest politely inquiring as to the evidence for his or her statement. The wholly unsatisfactory reply you’re likely to receive may constitute a rebuttal in its own right.)
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Five bad education assumptions the media keeps recycling
Here author Alfie Kohn uses a review of Amanda Ripley’s new education book, “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way,” to write about how the media keeps recycling bad education assumptions.
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