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Ch. 4 A Nation at Risk illustrated how our national security was at risk because of the weakness of our education system. This brought in the era of testing as a way to encourage intellectualism. But testing narrows the benefits of education. Teachers are not properly prepare d because we have no credible institutions to prepare them and no research to justify how we prepare them.

Ch. 3 The Access period was marked by increasing concerns about making schooling available for all including women, blacks and low-income children. Sputnik spurred concerns that children were not learning enough - federal science foundations grow, but

Ch. 2 The adjustment period sought to break down the rigid organization of the assimilation phase and focus more on individual learning. This resulted in further classification through intelligence testing that favored certain ethnic groups.

Ch. 1 Early 20th century saw a huge influx of immigration. Public schools were already established by then. Schools were the only place for children immigrants to learn English and about American culture because neighborhoods were generally ethnic. This caused an increase in the quality of schools, but not in the South as there were fewer immigrants.