Different Keys to Learning

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The problem with American education is not one of falling standards. It is one of rising societal expectations. Society expects all school graduates to have the knowledge and high-level reasoning skills now required for college entry or post-secondary employment skill levels that 30 or 40 years ago were generally expected only in students bound for elite colleges. No system of public education has, or has ever been expected, to educate all children to such a level. Our schools have been particularly deficient in imparting these skills to urban youths.

Are we serious about addressing this problem? If we are, then we need new teaching methods and learning environments that …