U.S. Education is in Trouble, Let's Fix It!

Richard W. Garrett PhD has been studying the U.S. public education system for 10 years and has concluded that major reforms are needed. This is his second book on this subject area. In 2017 he published: The Kids Are Smart Enough, So What’s the Problem? This new book is much more comprehensive with its 17 chapters touching on many diverse topics. What is unique about the new book is the set of 22 recommendations to improve the system.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1 Does the U.S. Have National Goals?

2US Students Are Not as Good as We Think

3 When Did Things Begin to Go Bad?

4 Teachers, The Vital Ingredient

5 220 Precious Minutes

6 Discipline Issues Are a Major Problem

7The Success Equation for Children

8How Should Schools Be Organized?

9Learning to Read

10When Should Formal Education Begin?

11Who’s Going to Fix It?

12 Legal Issues - The Threat of Lawsuits Weighs Heavy

13Labor Unions

14The Massachusetts Miracle and the Maryland Commission

15 Overhead, A Constant Threat

16National Impact

17 What Changes Must be Made to Reform the System?

End Notes

Appendix 1 Introduction to Website

Index