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(5 pp) In 1996, authors. David C. Berliner, Bruce
J. Biddle, and James Bell defended the American
school system in the book, The Manufactured
Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's
Public Schools. They debunked "The Nation at Risk"
education report commissioned by President Regan
in 1983. This discussion will examine how the
authors go about this task.
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how the authors go about this task. BBberled.doc THE MANUFACTURED CRISIS BY DAVID BERLINER
Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., June 2001 Introduction In 1996, authors, David C. Berliner, Bruce J. Biddle, and James Bell defended the American school
system in the book, The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on Americas Public Schools. They debunked "The Nation at Risk" education report commissioned by President Regan in
1983. This discussion will examine how the authors go about this task. The real evidence Berliner, who received the National Education Associations highest honor, the "Friend of Education Award"
in 1994, and his co-authors do not deny that there are problems with the school system, his premise is that by only focusing on test results, and saying that
American students were not in the competitive arena with other students in the free worlds, the wrong issues were addressed. Debunking the myths: In the eighties it was
shown that students were falling behind on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. Berliner relates that the drop is explained by "the shift in population of those who did take the
tests." They also point out that the SAT test only verbal and math skills and is no longer enough of a base to determine the appropriate overall education of
students, which may include experiences, life skills and other proficiencies not allowed in this particular testing mechanism. The authors are very purposeful in examining the assumptions and comparisons that were
made as the result of testing. For example all Japanese eighth grade students take algebra; which is not true in the United States. If the Japanese eighth grade
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