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

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Rise of Critical Thinking in Rhode Island Schools

I think the overall culture, and especially now we're seeing gaps in reading and writing that are astronomical. Since this new curriculum landed in Rhode Island across the board, reading and writing scores are lower than ever. The kids are reading these cartoon like books filled with political messages. They're being indoctrinated in the classroom by activist teachers. And so, yeah, I would say what we're going to see is a real sort of major decline in critical thinking and academia.

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