If you want to actually do something about providing excellent education for every child in America this is the book for you. Using insights from cognitive science educational research and the social sciences the authors examine the compelling nature of four ai 1/2dumb ideasai 1/2 at the center of current education policy and practice: (1) simplifying knowledge helps students learn more and faster (2) teaching and learning are a matter of proper transmission of good content (3) homogenous environments ease learning and (4) more standardized data and rigorous controls of our schooling will...