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Title: Critical Social Issues in American Education: Transformation in a Postmodern World by H. Svi Shapiro, David E. Purpel ISBN: 0-8058-2540-1 Publisher: Lea Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $47.50

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Rating: 2
Summary: Unabashed liberal propaganda
Comment: At least the editors make no bones about their strictly leftist leanings. And the included articles are sure to spark heated debate. But that's about all that can be praised about this book. Nearly every article manages to lambast significant aspects of American society, such as capitalism, all in the name of "democracy." In line with most teacher preparation courses, this book toes the politically-correct educational doctrines: school choice is always bad (unless you're sending your own child there), the wealthy and the corporations are always evil, anything English or related to white males is suspect, and everything done or proposed by a conservative comes from a mean-spirited motive that seeks to keep all others under their heel. In addition to such blatant one-sidedness, the occasional valid points are buried beneath an overwhelming mound of negativism. Reading this book--if one can actually manage to get through it without tossing it in the garbage or wishing for an early death to end the misery--is draining, boring, and ultimately unhelpful. The "critical" in the title seems to refer to the authors' mindsets more than to the issues. My education class members despised this book quite vocally--and most of them were fairly liberal in their politics and educational perspectives.

If you're looking for a book that thickly lays on the liberal perspectives on social issues and seeks to blame every ill on "the Right," look no further. However, if you want a balanced look at issues where both sides are given their due, look elsewhere. This book isn't worth 45 cents, mubh less $45.

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