LEADER 03131oam 2200745I 450 001 9910954349803321 005 20251117095723.0 010 $a1-280-87319-1 010 $a9786613714503 010 $a1-136-16469-3 010 $a1-136-16468-5 010 $a0-203-83421-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203834213 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104777 035 $a(EBL)981725 035 $a(OCoLC)798209360 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000741949 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741949 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10743246 035 $a(PQKB)11246283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981725 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4720218 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4719705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578074 035 $a(OCoLC)801405647 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104777 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe stupidity epidemic $eworrying about students, schools, and America's future /$fJoel Best 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (67 p.) 225 1 $aFraming 21st century social issues 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-138-17323-1 311 08$a0-415-89209-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45-49) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. Our Doubts about America's Schools; II. Looking Backward at Fears of Failing Schools; III. Is There Evidence That Stupidity is Increasing?; IV. Explaining the Concern; V. Beyond Stupidity: Better Ways to Think about Educational Issues; References; Glossary/Index 330 $aCritics often warn that American schools are failing, and that our students are ill-prepared for the challenges the future holds, and may even be ""the dumbest generation."" We can think of these claims as warning about a Stupidity Epidemic. This essay begins by tracing the history of the idea of that American students, teachers, and schools are somehow getting worse; the record shows that critics have been issuing such warnings for more than 150 years. It then examines four sets of data that speak to whether educational deterioration is taking place. First, data on educational attainment s 410 0$aFraming 21st century social issues. 606 $aAcademic achievement$zUnited States 606 $aEducational accountability$zUnited States 606 $aEducational statistics 606 $aIntelligence levels$zUnited States 606 $aStupidity 615 0$aAcademic achievement 615 0$aEducational accountability 615 0$aEducational statistics. 615 0$aIntelligence levels 615 0$aStupidity. 676 $a306.43 700 $aBest$b Joel$0477506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954349803321 996 $aThe stupidity epidemic$94478201 997 $aUNINA LEADER 00872nam a22002057u 4500 001 991004418829407536 005 20260213114647.0 008 260213s2013 xx o 000 0 eng d 020 $a9788813375300 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Scienze Giuridiche - Sez. Studi Giuridici$bita 082 04$a342.4105 100 1 $aAravantinou Leonidi, Giulia$01353969 245 10$aInside Parliament :$bla burocrazia parlamentare nel Regno Unito e in alcuni ordinamenti di common-law : profili di diritto comparato /$cGiulia Aravantinou Leonidi 260 $aMilano :$bWolters Kluwer ; [Padova] : CEDAM,$c2020 300 $aXXV, 380 p. ;$c24 cm 490 1 $aQuaderni di Nomos : le attualitą nel diritto. Nuova serie ;$v11 650 4$aParlamenti$xRuolo [della] Burocrazia$xPaesi di common law 912 $a991004418829407536 996 $aInside Parliament$93289030 997 $aUNISALENTO