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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. | Reclaim Reform

Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. | Reclaim Reform:

Do NOT underline important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error.

WARNING: Do not attempt to underline the important parts of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools.
Why? All that she has written in this book is important.
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(Note: On page 163 I noticed one superfluous “the” and the usage of a questionable comma or two. Aside from that, the task of underling sections of a book I was about to review has proven futile.)
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(Note again: My wife highlighted her copy with the same intention. She was forced to stop on page 235 where, as you can see, her full set of highlighter markers ran dry. You do not want to be near my wife when her highlighter is depleted.)
Now, seriously, reviewing a book that is so superbly organized and intelligently presented is daunting. The book has plentiful scientific and academically supported research and data yet is introduced and illuminated in the straightforward manner of a great storyteller whose gift allows her to be easily understood by many people of various backgrounds. A