Hirsch, Jr., E.D.
Opposing Approaches So Johnny Can Read: Finding the Answers in Drills and Rigor
«There have been recent signs that the politics of education is belatedly becoming more sophisticated. As long ago as the 1930s, Antonio Gramsci, a brilliant Communist opponent of Mussolini, denounced the new "progressive" ideas that were being introduced into Italy from the United States. He argued that social justice required educational conservatism because only if the poor worked hard in school to accumulate the "intellectual baggage" of the rich could they earn money and wield the levers of power. Gramsci, the Communist, serving on a modern American school board, might surprise fellow board members by voting with Republicans» (Proquest, 16 March, 2000).
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Hirsch, Jr., E.D. |
| Subjects |
Educazione (Pedagogia)
All'Estero: Usa Gramscismo di Destra
Education
Abroad, USA Gramscism, Right-wing |
