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by Mack R. Hicks Ph. D. (Author)
A fresh and previously uncharted exploration of our educational system uncovers a clumsy and self-defeating "elephant in the room." Our many failed attempts at reform make it clear that we're not getting to the true, underlying sources of our difficulties. The book digs deeper than other reforms and reveals a self-destructiveness that may very well astonish you. This scientific and non-political analysis doesn't criticize school boards, teachers unions, administrators, parents, students, vouchers or charter schools. No, the problem is in the system itself. The research focuses on: -Recognition of student differences. -Reassessment of high-stakes testing and grading systems. -Challenging the myth that all students should attend college. -Matching teaching to each student's unique abilities. -Opening employment opportunities for all. -Showing how every child can succeed.
Author Biography
Dr. Mack R Hicks was trained as a scientist - practitioner in clinical programs at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, where he interned as a psychology fellow in the medical school. This was after receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame. Hicks had a successful private practice for over 30 years and opened one of the first school programs in the United States for children with learning disabilities. At the present time he president of the board of 12 Center Academy Schools. He founded the first school for dyslexic and ADHD children in the United Kingdom. As a result, Dr. Hicks became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce. He wrote the first state-wide voucher legislation (SB 420) in the United States, a pilot scholarship program designed to cover five Florida counties, providing for educational vouchers for children enrolled in the free lunch program. It was the first voucher bill to make its way through the Florida Senate Education Committee and onto the floor of the State Senate. Dr. Hicks had weekly radio programs in child development on WBVM, covering Florida's West Coast. He is a regular contributor to the Psychology Today Magazine website. He has written journal articles and books about child development and learning and appeared frequently as a lecturer on television. Additional information regarding his work can be found at his website, mack-hicks.com -- and on Twitter.
