Crisis in the Classroom

This book showcases two approaches: 1) a deliberately bold examination of the American educational system, 2) a (then) trailblazing and innovative comparison of American education with other systems internationally. These approaches provide an innovative comprehensive critique of American education (with noteworthy focus on the purpose of domestic education, The book examines the individuals:1) The roles people play (i.e., parents, students, teachers, administration, school boards/conmittees, local communities and state/federal education boards & organizations), The book also follows 2) the purpose of teaching in and of itself vis a vis teaching strategies, practices, roles, discipline in the classroom, and the purpose of the teaching act. Also, the book covers 3) the representation of American education in fictional and non-fictional portrayals in television and film and journalistic representation in TV and print news, federal organizations). The goal is to provide to persuade readers to reflect and reevaluate America's education system, provided the reader considers the author's conclusions that America prescribed to an ineffective one. The outcome is identifying issues, problems and flaws in American education through the roles of people, the purpose of teaching, and the effectiveness of education reform.