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Males, Mike – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
A well-known "study" comparing the top school problems of 1940 (talking and gum chewing) with those of 1987 (drug abuse, pregnancy, and violence) is nonexistent. In 1940, 49 percent of all youth did not finish high school, 37,000 teenagers died from violence or disease, and 335,000 teens gave birth. Educators should discount pastoral…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Misconceptions, Public Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Mixed results for U.S. adults on the First International Adult Literacy Survey reveal the worthlessness of posting international test scores without considering cultural, social, and economic contexts. In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, U.S. eighth-graders' performance was average, but fourth-graders' results were…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education