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Campbell, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
A jaded education professor deplores the endless memorization, mindless assignments, and incessant testing going on in high school classrooms, to the exclusion of intellectually and aesthetically challenging pursuits. He refuses to devise another strategic plan, restructuring, or curriculum standard. Schools must strive to enculturate youngsters…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Aesthetic Education, Anti Intellectualism, College Faculty