We Must Take Charge!
Finn, noted educator and director, Educational Excellence Network, expounds his sometimes unpopular stance on the state of education in the United States. He characterizes "the excellence movement of the 1980's . . . as the education system playing at reforming itself . . . designed to restructure without fundamentally altering the system of power relations." Finn believes that true educational reform begins with the consumers and not the lawmakers. He contends that reform must be approached on four fronts: 1) school organization, 2) belief that a good education is a vital cultural value, 3) higher education and employers' standards for students and employees, and 4) families supporting positive attitudes toward school. The author's previous ties with the new Secretary of Education, Lamar Alexander, may induce knowledgeable educators to ask for this provocative and challenging book.- Annelle R. Huggins, Memphis State Univ. Libs., Tenn.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.