Beverly Eakman

Beverly Eakman

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Beverly K. Eakman, a former teacher-turned-speechwriter and lecturer, is the author of thee books (one a best-seller) on education, mental health and privacy issues. Today's column is adapted from her new book, soon to be released: WALKING TARGETS: How Our Psychologized Classrooms Produce a Nation of Sitting Ducks.

Articles contributed by Beverly Eakman

August 24, 2007

Fixing Our Schools — A No-Brainer

How many education majors are specializing in any of the following: visual and auditory memory, visual identification, spatial and abstract reasoning, mental stamina (i.e., concentration), perceptual speed, hand-eye coordination, and thought-expression synchronization? Don’t bother looking. You probably won’t find any. High-priced learning centers, on the other hand, make increasing use of cutting-edge scientific research to [...]