WHAT WE WANT OF OUR SCHOOLS

by Irving Adler ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 10, 1957

Education, the national whipping boy, takes it on the chin again, as Critic Adler finds fault with many facets of the contemporary educational scene; in particular the emphasis on intelligence testing, (he maintains that educators use low I.Q score to justify inadequate teaching.) Also under attack are current methods in the teaching of reading and the implied rejection of organized and sequential methods of teaching subject matter in favor of incidental learning a-la-Dewey's project method. Forty more lashes for educators -- this one will doubtless be the topic at P.T.A. meetings next fall.

Pub Date: Oct. 10, 1957

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: John Day

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1957

Categories: NONFICTION