The inspiring idea of the common school -- Sixty years without a curriculum -- Transethnic America and the civic core -- Linguistic America and the public sphere -- Competence and equality : narrowing the two achievement gaps -- Competence and community : renewing public education -- Appendix 1. Core knowledge : history/geography thread, K-2 -- Appendix 2. Content is skill, skill content
Summary
From the bestselling author of "Cultural Literacy" comes a passionate and cogent argument for reforming the way we teach our children
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-247) and index
