AMERICA'S SCHOOLS - Real PROGRESS? or Gimmicks, Gadgetry, and Galloping INNOVATION? - Vern L Farrow - July 1968

Vern L Farrow

The clamor for educational CHANGE in the past decade has become a SIDESHOW. The magic word of the barkers is "INNOVATION"! Educationists are engaged in a dizzying three-ring binge of EXPERIMENTATION! But what has it produced? Where is it leading? This article explores the current national preoccupation with EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION! "Here we are folks - on the 'Education Midway"! It's bigger than ever! And it's full of glittering gimmicks, gadgets, and games for all, so HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! Don't miss out! Everyone can play! "Step right up - who's first? You over there - you say we've got to train more scientists faster? Right! We have here just the thing for you – schools for babies! Yes sir - schools for babies from three to twelve months of age! And, if they're already overcrowded, wait a year and try our new 'mini-schools' for two - to four-year-olds. "Sign your child up right away. It's a surefire way to get a head start on his PhD! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library