The K-12 Implosion (Encounter Broadside)

Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. For decades now, America has been putting ever-growing amounts of money into its K education system, while getting steadily poorer results. Now parents are losing faith in public schools, new alternatives are appearing, and change is on the way. The K Implosion provides a succinct desc Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't.

The K Implosion provides a succinct description of what's wrong, and where the solutions are likely to appear, along with advice for parents, educators, and taxpayers. Paperback , 48 pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The K Implosion , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Apr 16, Luke rated it liked it.

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Overall, the book is a great read as an introduction into the failing public education system K in the United States. I gave it three stars because I was expecting a little more content.

Also, the author does not take a moral stance on public education, he just states that it is failing and gives an amoral analysis of why. He doesn't seem to think public education at the root is bad, just the current application in the United States is Below is very brief summary and the flow of the conte Overall, the book is a great read as an introduction into the failing public education system K in the United States. Below is very brief summary and the flow of the content: The book starts off by summarizing "The Problem". It is explained as the increasing flow of money into education without any buyer resistance, despite the poor quality product learning.

Here, there are many facts on spending and measurable outcome of the system. Because of this, an implosion is inevitable - "Steady increases in per-pupil spending without any commensurate increase in learning can't go on forever. Now parents are losing faith in public schools, new alternatives are appearing, and change is on the way. The K Implosion provides a succinct description of what's wrong, and where the solutions are likely to appear, along with advice for parents, educators, and taxpayers.

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In The K Implosion, Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee and best known as the blogosphere's Instapundit, begins by explaining the problem behind the public school system: We're spending more and more money for an out-of-date system that is producing worse and worse results. Those jobs are mostly gone now, and the needs of the 21st century are not the needs of the 19th. Why is this so? Reynolds offers a few reasons.

First, while students and spending have increased, most of the new money is being funneled to "paper pushing", not teaching. This increase of price coupled with declining performance could spell disaster for the public educational system if it does not change, Reynolds believes. An implosion, if one were to take place, would start when a sizeable number of parents chose to withdraw their children from public schools.

This alone can set in motion the implosion Reynolds foresees. He explains the vicous cyle public schools must break in order to stop the trend: That means that when they leave, the overall quality of the remaining students, and thus the schools, will drop. Since it's hard to get rid of teachers, they'll probably cut "plus" programs like music, art, etc. This will make tax rate reductions likely and tax increases almost impossible.

If the public education system is not reformed, Reynolds states and I agree , that it might be gradually replaced by a number of diverse alternatives: Reynolds outlines a number of these alternatives including online school, the Khan Academy approach online lectures from world-class teachers are watched at home while students report to class for one-on-one help , and homeschool.

This is on top of the more obvious choices like private and charter schools. These different methods introduce flexibility for parents and children, reduce costs and generally raise the child's quality of education. Reynolds believes there are two ways in which things can move forward: On the other, they can be embraced by parents who are fleeing what they regard as a failing public system.