01321cam a2200277 4500 9516 20230410123916.0 060907s1980 nyu eng 0684844176 funglode9595 EN LA 216 R256l 2000 370/.973 Ravitch, Diane Left back : a century of failed school reforms / Diane Ravitch New York : Simon & Schuster, 1980 553 p. Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Education United States History 20th century. Educational change United States History 20th century. Public schools United States History 20th century. Educacion - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20 Cambio Educativo - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20 Escuelas públicas - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20 lcc bk 68047 68047 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2018-10-25 1 0 LA 216 R256l 2000 00000009035 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk