Do a search for John Taylor Gatto and/or Charlotte Iserbyt. That will give you all the info you need.
Lexington InstituteI will read all the threads you posted, but that's my main interest, and I'm not sure where to start.
There are HUNDREDS of links (within links) in my reply #6. There are articles that address the anti-intellectualism in schools. The book, "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America" (Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt's, is an enormous tome of information on this country's education chaos.Though I cannot, at the present time, locate my web link for the 'Writings of Robert (Bob) Holland", his articles on education's conditions are recommended. He is now affiliated with the Lexington Institute. It would be worthwhile exercise to do an internet search for his articles.