War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse
by Siegfried Engelmann
4/5
Halcyon House 215 pages January 1, 1992
Engelmann takes on the American education system in this hard-hitting critique, detailing his involvement in Project Follow Through — the largest educational experiment ever conducted — and how the results proving Direct Instruction's superiority were buried by the establishment. A passionate argument that failing schools are committing academic child abuse by refusing to adopt proven teaching methods.
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Buckle up, bookworms — Engelmann came out swinging with this one. After decades of proving that Direct Instruction works better than every other teaching method tested in the massive Project Follow Through study, he watched the education establishment bury the results and keep doing what doesn't work. This book is his response. The story is infuriating. The federal government spent half a billion dollars on the largest education comparison study ever. Direct Instruction won — decisively — in reading, math, language, AND student self-esteem. And then... nothing happened. The results were suppressed, and schools kept using methods that had been proven inferior. Engelmann makes the case that when schools knowingly use ineffective methods, they're committing a form of academic child abuse. It's a bold claim, but he backs it up with data. If you care about education reform, this is essential and enraging reading. Four worms — powerful but not an easy read emotionally.
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