“If we don't save the public schools, we're not going to save very much else."

I use this line all the time. It's the thesis of my new book Saving K-12. The professors up at Harvard have been dumbing down our school system for a long time. It's like a society that has adopted a very unhealthy diet. Maybe you don't see the effects the first five or 10 years. At some point, however, everybody starts to look pale and weak. That's what's happening to us academically. What's the best way to fight back? Read Saving K-12 to understand the gimmicks that roam freely throughout our classrooms. When you understand them, you can defeat them.”