WhentheChicagopublicschoolswereinthethroesofafinancialcrisis,theChicagoschoolfinanceauthority,...Hiredaconsultingfirmtomakea$33,000studyoncostsavingrecommendations.Then,thenextyear,aftertheschoolboardfailedtodoanythingabouttherecommendations,thecityallocatedanother$200,000forasecondstudyonhowtocutschoolcosts.
ThatistypicaloftheAmericanapproachtoproblemsolving.Peopleseemtothinkthatiftheythrowaf...[
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作为一个黑人女教师,先后被两任美国总统提名作教育部长,她都拒绝,因为她不喜欢政治,就想教学生。她教的二年级学生,都是黑人区小孩,很多被认为有学习障碍,却能在一年后达到5年级阅读水平。关于教育的重要性,她在70年代是这么写的;
Partoftheproblemisthatpeoplearelookingforeasysolutions.Theyhavebeenledtobelievethatsomeoneelseisgoingtodothingsforthem.Toomanyblackpeoplehavefallenintothepatternofli[
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