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Schimmels, Cliff – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Citing the rising frequency of automobile recalls as proof of the decline of the automobile industry, this article humorously proposes six suggestions for reforming the industry. The suggestions are remarkably similar to recent proposals for the reform of schooling. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Humor, Manufacturing Industry, Program Improvement
Smith, Beverly J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The problems plaguing a frequently-recalled car provide satirical evidence that permitting students to get by with bad habits in school may enable them to continue their bad habits at work, forcing a wider public to suffer from the results. (PGD)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Humor, Manufacturing Industry, Outcomes of Education
