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The Stupidity Epidemic Worrying About Students, Schools, and America’s Future
By Joel Best
Copyright 2011
66 Pages
by
Routledge
66 Pages
by
Routledge
66 Pages
by
Routledge
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Critics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be "the dumbest generation." We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the history of the idea of that American students, teachers, and schools are somehow getting worse; the record shows that critics... Read more
1. Our Doubts about America’s Schools 2. Looking Backward at Fears of Failing Schools 3. Is There Evidence That Stupidity Is Increasing? 4. Explaining the Concern Beyond Stupidity: Better Ways to Think about Educational Issues
Biography
Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His work focuses on deviance and the sociology of social problems. His most recent books are "Social Problems" (2008), "Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data" (2008), and "Everyone's a Winner: Life in Our Congratulatory Culture" (2011).
