{"product_id":"inside-american-education","title":"Inside American Education","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Coddling of the American Mind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an illuminating examination of the deterioration of America’s school system, backed by detailed research and shocking statistics from renowned economist, social theorist, and bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBasic Economics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Thomas Sowell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican schools are in crisis. Academic standards are falling, students are unprepared, and the system has abandoned its core mission: teaching knowledge and fostering critical thinking. Instead, schools now prioritize social harmony over intellectual development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSowell exposes the “deceptions and dogmas” that have driven this decline, from ideologically charged curricula to leadership more concerned with institutional image than education. With clear-eyed analysis, he challenges readers to confront the consequences of these failures and rethink what education should be.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA must-read for parents, educators, and anyone alarmed by the state of American schools.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548212760861,"sku":"9780743254083","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780743254083.jpg?v=1761675951","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/inside-american-education","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}