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Controversies OVERVIEW       ------------------------------------------ Where Did All This Social Engineering Come From?       Meet John Dewey, and See His Disciples in Action in Today's Schools Does Day Care Damage the Learning Curve?       Research Shows Kids Are Better Off in Home-Like Settings . . . Including the Home! In Defense of Recess       The Problem Isn't Wild Kids, It's Ineffective Supervision QUALITY CONTROL       ------------------------------------------ Grade Inflation       Twice As Many A's as C's are Given; It Used to Be the Other Way Around; Why We Should Care Widespread 'Social Promotion' Cheats Students       In Tucson, One Out of Three Failed, But 90% Got to Go On to the Next Grade SPENDING       ------------------------------------------ More Money Would NOT Buy Us Better Schools       Doing a Better Job With the Resources We Already Have Is the Answer EQUAL OPPORTUNITY       ------------------------------------------ The Black-White Achievement Gap . . .       . . . And What Will (Finally) Work to Close It GOVERNMENTAL ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ Was 'No Child Left Behind' Based on Faulty Data?       Both Democrats and Republicans Bear Blame or Credit for the National Education Reforms CURRICULUM ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ Cooperative Learning       'No Child Gets Ahead' FREE SPEECH       ------------------------------------------ Surprising Censorship       Why Educators Don't See Their Book Selection as Censorship, and What You Can Do About It Are Schools Banning Books?       Units of Government Can Censor Books, But People Can't, and Not Even That Many Are Even Trying RELIGIOUS RIGHTS       ------------------------------------------ Ten Commandments       How Thou Shalt Display or Teach Them in Public Schools CONFLICT RESOLUTION       ------------------------------------------ Crime in Schools       A Call for Honest Reporting By School Officials HOLIDAYS       ------------------------------------------ Keeping Christmas In Our Schools       Yes, We Can, and It Doesn't Take Santa and the Reindeer to Do It MULTICULTURALISM       ------------------------------------------ The Down Side of Diversity       Ways to Get People to Mix That Don't Involve Political Correctness and Force SEX ED       ------------------------------------------ Do Abstinence-Based Sex Ed Programs Really Work?       Even Though It's More Difficult to Teach Self-Control, It's Worth It THE FUTURE       ------------------------------------------ Should We RFID 'Chip' Our Kids?       Some Say Absolutely Never; Others Think It's a Good Safety Tool

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