One Size Does Not Fit All: Acknowledging and Addressing What’s Wrong with American Public Education - Hardcover

Indrek Wichman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1475835329 ISBN 13: 9781475835328

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Academic success requires talent (ability), which is not equally distributed among students. Almost all American undergraduates hail from K–12 public schools, based on the theory that everyone is academically educable. This has led to the one-size-fits-all system, which has underserved the less academically inclined students, a majority of the K-12 population. The theory that every student is academically educable, an unverified axiom of the current K-12 educational paradigm, has not been subjected to serious scrutiny. Consequently, little progress has been made toward curricular revision except tweaks of the existing system, currently the world’s most expensive. However testing, classroom performance, teacher assessment, advances in human biology and, most importantly, family and community experience, suggest that it is possible to determine who is suited for an academic or a technical education. Once that hurdle is crossed, the question of how to best educate/train/prepare America’s non-academic youth can be thoughtfully, practically and compassionately addressed.

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About the Author

Indrek Wichman, PhD, has taught in the department of mechanical engineering at Michigan State University for over thirty years. A full professor, his technical research area is in combustion, fire research and basic applied science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475835329
• ISBN 13: 9781475835328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 146