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The education counter-revolution.(Education)

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| October 01, 2008 | Lopez, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2008 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

EDUCATION, which is currently dominated by the politically correct Left, is a major front in the culture wars. Curiously, the politically correct Left is vulnerable as much because of its success in this field as its failures. Its success means that, because it has almost entirely Captured the curricula and colonised the educational workforce, it has become extremely conspicuous, having' nowhere to hide or any credible way to dodge criticisms regarding shortfalls in education outcomes. Its failure is that an education system dominated by the politically correct Left did not deliver the improvements it promised from when it vigorously promoted "progressive education" in ...

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