The Knowledge Gap: The hidden cause of America’s broken education system–and how to fix it Audiobook (Free)

The untold story of the root cause of America’s education crisis–and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty.

It was just after years within the education reform motion that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country’s frustrating lack of progress with regards to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn’t among the normal scapegoats: lazy instructors, shoddy facilities, insufficient accountability. It was something nobody was about The Knowledge Distance: The hidden reason behind America’s damaged education system–and how exactly to fix it discussing: the primary school curriculum’s extreme focus on decontextualized reading comprehension ‘skills’ at the trouble of actual knowledge. In the custom of Dale Russakoff’s The Reward and Dana Goldstein’s The Teacher Wars, Wexler includes history, analysis, and compelling heroes to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system–one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers possess long forgotten, and which everyone, including many parents, remains unaware.

HOWEVER THE Knowledge Gap isn’t only a story of what universities have gotten therefore wrong–it also follows innovative educators who are along the way of shedding their deeply ingrained behaviors, and describes the benefits that have arrive: learners who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that may enable them to achieve success. If we wish to repair our education program and unlock the potential of our neediest kids, we have no choice but to give consideration.