Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality, (Paperback)

from KevinCK

This is not the warm and fuzzy education book; it is, rather, the education book that needs to be written and listened to. In an age of declining standards in education, and where everyone is put on the same "one size fits all so that no child is left behind" track, Murray tells us something that...

from KevinCK

This is not the warm and fuzzy education book; it is, rather, the education book that needs to be written and listened to. In an age of declining standards in education, and where everyone is put on the same "one size fits all so that no child is left behind" track, Murray tells us something that...

from Daniel.Estes

My immediate impression of Charles Murray's Real Education is that he's right, but in that blunt way one is by pointing out the elephant in the room. America's educational system is tangled with so much more than the business of learning that Murray's assessment will come across as hostile, and h...

from mrtall

Charles Murray is perhaps the most important social thinker working today. He's got name recognition (albeit a mix of reputation and notoriety); he writes clear, elegant, often powerful prose; he has original ideas; and he is not afraid of staring down the truth. In this brief but remarkably comp...

from aevaughn

This book is a no-nonsense approach to the nations educational problems. His basic principles are either self-evident or common-sense, when considered thoughtfully. His findings are typically well-backed up by statistics and it is clear that he is thoughtfully considered not only about what educa...