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    How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools
    How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools
    How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools
    Audiobook8 hours

    How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools

    Written by Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Sen. Lamar Alexander

    Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt and Rick Adamson

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    About this audiobook

    In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country.

    Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America. These essays by twenty leading conservative thinkers do just that.

    Students, according to this vision, should complete high school with a thorough understanding of the country's history, including gratitude for its sacrifices, respect for its achievements, and awareness of its shortcomings. They should also learn to be trustworthy stewards of a democratic republic, capable of exercising virtue and civic responsibility.

    Beyond helping to form their character, schools ought to ready their pupils for careers that are productive, rewarding, and dignified. Excellent technical-training opportunities will await those not headed to a traditional college. All students must come to understand that they can succeed in America if they are industrious, creative, and responsible.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 29, 2020
    ISBN9781705252260
    How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools

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