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Curtis, Robert T. – College Board Review, 1980
Changes in the British education system are discussed and the weaknesses of the British and American systems are seen to result from common causes. These causes are described as the hours spent watching television, children conditioned to expect entertainment, and educational experiments including open classrooms and "new math."…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Educational Experiments, Educational Innovation