Jeff Jacoby
6. Charter Schools May Be Harmful 80
Gary Orfield
7. Homeschooling Is Viable 84
Lawrence W. Reed
8. Homeschooling May Not Be Viable 89
Katherine Pfleger
Periodical Bibliography 93
Chapter 3: Are Multicultural Approaches Good for
Education?
Chapter Preface 95
1. Multicultural Education Is Beneficial 96
Part I: James A. Banks, Part II: Gena Dagel Caponi
2. Multicultural Education Is Counterproductive 103
Thomas J. Famularo
3. Curricula and Textbooks Should Reflect
Multiculturalism 109
Cameron McCarthy
4. Textbooks Favoring Multiculturalism Distort
History 118
Alvin J. Schmidt
5. Bilingual Education Is Beneficial 126
Ofelia Garcia
6. Bilingual Education Is a Failure 130
Linda Chavez
Periodical Bibliography 135
Chapter 4:What Role Should Religious and Moral
Values Play in Public Education?
Chapter Preface 137
1. Schools Should Teach Moral Values 138
Christina Hoff Sommers
2. Schools Cannot Teach Moral Values 144
David R. Carlin
3. School-Sponsored Prayer Should Be Allowed 148
Ann Donnelly
4. School-Sponsored Prayer Is Unconstitutional 152
Tom Peters, Jim Allison, and Susan Batte
5. Scientific Evidence Against Evolution and for
Creation Should Be Included in Science Curricula 158
Robert E. Kofahl
6. Creationism Should Not Be Included in Science
Curricula 163
Eugenie Scott, interviewed by Leon Lynn
Periodical Bibliography 167
Chapter 5: How Could Public Education Be
Improved?
Chapter Preface 169
1. Conservative Educational Policies Would Benefit
Public Schools 170
E.D. Hirsch Jr.
2. Progressive Educational Policies Would Benefit
Public Schools 178
Deborah Meier
3. Increased Funding Would Improve Public
Education 187
Jesse Jackson
4. Increased Funding Does Not Improve Public
Education 191
Walter Williams
5. Ending Social Promotions Would Improve
Academic Achievement 195
Bill Clinton
6. Flunking Students Does Not Improve Academic
Achievement 200
Ernest R. House
Periodical Bibliography 203
For Further Discussion 204
Organizations to Contact 207
Bibliography of Books 212
Index