Why America's Children Can't Think: Creating Independent Minds for the 21st Century

Peter Kline


Kline challenges the notion that standardized testing will improve reading skills at any level of education. He draws on the latest research on brain functioning to show that better interpretation, not comprehension, will spark creativity. He shows that our national competitiveness in the Information Age will rely on reading skills that only 17 percent of our population now possesses.

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