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From the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy , a passionate and cogent argument for reforming the way we teach our children Why, after decades of commissions, reforms, and efforts at innovation, do our schools continue to disappoint us? In this comprehensive and thought-provoking... read more
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Inspiring Idea of the Common School
2. Sixty Years without a Curriculum
3. Transethnic America and the Civic Core
4. Linguistic America and the Public Sphere
5. Competence and Equality: Narrowing the Two Achievement Gaps
6. Competence and Community: Renewing Public Education
Appendix 1: Core Knowledge History/Geography Thread, K-2
Appendix 2: Content Is Skill, Skill Content
Authors & Contributors
- E. D. Hirsch (Author)
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