Spread the loveA few years ago, I posted an article for my “Education Futures” blog titled 10 Reasons the United States Education System Is Failing (Lynch, 2015). I outlined 10 flaws and obstacles that impede the American educational system from reaching its full potential. Even years later, this piece continues to be one of our most popular blog postings of the day. As a result, we felt it could be fascinating to revisit the list in some form. I opted not to rehash the arguments I gave in the original essay because they are still valid. Instead, I decided to start a […]

Spread the loveIn this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer to being a nation that lacks intellectualism, or the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake. The anti-intellectualist tendencies in K-12 education in America have not arisen in a vacuum.  Schools have always been profoundly affected by the fears and political divisions of the broader culture.   This was true during the 1950s and early 1960s when elementary students regularly cowered underneath their desks during mandated bomb drills. It was true when metal detectors […]