Educators' say spelling isn't necessary because 'spell-check' on computers will do the work. 56-percent of the college graduates being tested for teaching jobs flunked. To help more pass, the State Board of Education lowered the 'passing grade' for the eighth-grade level test. The governor was outraged. Similar alarming reports are documented from other states.
Some kids do learn and excel.
Chapter 10 documents the techniques used to manipulate the thinking and values of the very smart kids. Traditional Values Undermined All the atrocities are not in the area of academics. Questions asked students which types of sexual activities are least likely and most likely to expose people to HIV and what are the best ways of avoiding pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. No one, including the state supervisor who signed the letter which sent the test to 61 schools, admitted to having seen the questions. The State Superintendent Joseph Spagnolo issued a public apology.