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Ramona Bessinger on Sowell's "Inside American Education" • Part 2

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The World Saving Crusades in the Classroom

In his book he talks about how academic pursuits are being pushed away in favor of what he calls world saving crusades in the classroom. He said from kindergarten to college these are crowding out the basic skills that American students lack. The Department of Justice is now, in my opinion, complicit in dismantling our schools here in Rhode Island specifically in Providence so they say we no longer can have teachers like myself. We need teachers who teach English as a second language.

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