A Loss of Nerve

A Loss of Nerve

Diane Divoky

Diane Divolcy
As the 1970s draw to a close, everyone has something to say about "the schools ." Congressmen variously fret about why Johnny can't read, or why he must be bused 10 miles to school to achieve "racial balance," or why he is subjected to tests clearly biased in favor of those who can write "Standard English."
From the Washington bureaucracies and the tax-exempt education lobbies come studies documenting the vandalism, drug abuse, and violence in the schools,...

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