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Title: Close-mindedness
Review: Before you critique of this book, be sure you have read E. D. Hirsh's "The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them." But, don't be guilty of being so open-minded that your brain falls out!Kohn presents little evidence for his opinions when compared to the historical evidence and research that is presented by Hirsh. While many of Kohn's views seem logical, they fly in the face of fact. However, while Hirsh's views seem supported by fact, they often extrapolate the actual evidence into questionable deductions.This reader finds the evidence presented by these two authors to support a philosophy that supports many of the ideas of both authors, but gravitates toward that of E. D. Hirsh's. The truth seems to stand in a "progressivist" approach to relatively standardized "back-to-basics" ideals.Read with a critical eye!
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