NEW YORK, August 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Back to school means more than new pencils and backpacks. Students are also returning to an education system they are increasingly failing, says André Bernstein, Ph.D., who taught middle school and some high school classes for 30 years. During that time, he says, he witnessed his students’ academic preparation decline to the point that he no longer assigns essays to his philosophy students.
André Bernstein
Compared to students from other countries, American children continue to perform well below students from countries such as Singapore, Japan, hong kong and Finland in reading, science and mathematics. “We have arrived at this disastrous state of education for one fundamental reason: the schools of education, the state departments of education and the federal Department of Education form what the historian Arthur Bestor called an ‘Interdependent Leadership’ of professional educators who militantly oppose academic training as the proper basis for schooling,” Bernstein said.
Bernstein has been interviewed on hundreds of radio shows, including by legends such as Barry Farber, Bob Grant, Mark Scott, and others – and have appeared on several top TV shows, including by Neil Cavuto. He is the author of the next book, Why Johnny still can’t read or write, spell or understand math – and what we can do about it.
In an interview, he can answer questions such as:
- Why do so many children have difficulty reading?
- What can we do to “fix” the playback problem?
- Why do American students know so little about math and history?
- Why do American students perform poorly, compared to children from other countries, on international tests?
- What can we do to address poor overall school performance and ensure that American children learn plenty of math, literature, history, and science?
On André Bernstein
André Bernstein holds a doctorate. in Philosophy from the Doctoral School of City University of New York. He taught philosophy at State University of New York for purchase, Marist College, Hunter College, the State University of New York at New Paltz, and other New York– universities in the region. He was selected “Teacher of the Year” at both SUNY Purchase and Marymount College. He spent a year as a visiting professor at the American University in Bulgaria, where he taught business ethics.
He regularly lectures on university campuses, including at Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University, Yale University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, Colombia University, UCLA, and many others.
He speaks at many other venues, including events sponsored by the Foundation for Economic Education, the Institute for Humane Studies, the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism and Société Bastiat. He has lectured around the world and at high schools in the United States
He has published five books, mainly on philosophy and capitalism. In addition to Why Johnny still can’t read or write, spell or understand math – and what we can do about it, he has another new book coming out soon, Heroes, Legends, Champions: why heroism matters, will be published by Union Square Publishing. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press, among other newspapers. Bernstein co-hosted a weekly Blog Talk Radio show, Objectively Speaking.
for more information contact André Bernstein, (845) 219-4566; [email protected]; www.andrewbernstein.net
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