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The Case against Education
Language: en
Pages: 518
Authors: Bryan Caplan
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-20 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new
No Contest
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Alfie Kohn
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Argues that competition is inherently destructive and that competitive behavior is culturally induced, counter-productive, and causes anxiety, selfishness, self
The Case Against Standardized Testing
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Alfie Kohn
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

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Kohn's central message is that standardized tests are "not a force of nature but a force of politics--and political decisions can be questioned, challenged, and
The Case Against Homework
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Sara Bennett
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-28 - Publisher: Harmony

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Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it ta
Reason in the Balance
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Phillip E. Johnson
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-06-29 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

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Phillip E. Johnson exposes the flawed underpinnings of naturalism in this discussion of evolution, sex education, abortion, God, the search for a grand unified