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Bickman, Martin – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
School reformers have not been too radical, but have been unable to sustain their reforming energy and innovative thinking. Reformers are not "tinkering toward Utopia," but are relapsing into habit, meandering back into mediocrity. A remarkably coherent tradition of rethinking schooling is yielding to the forces of inertia,…
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Critical Thinking, Educational History, Educational Innovation
