None other than President Abraham Lincoln is credited with having opined that “the philosophy in the school room in one generation, becomes the philosophy of government in the next.” The truth of this folk wisdom is confirmed by a sober look at the schools of the last generation. As a 30-year veteran public-school teacher, I can attest that we have prom…
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