June 1985 Issue [Article] Why Johnny can’t think Adjust Share The politics of bad schooling by Walter Karp, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Beatrice Gross Diane Ravitch Education Educational reports Ernest L. Boyer John H. Bunzel John I. Goodlad National Commission on Excellence in EducationA nation at risk: the imperative for educational reform (Report) Public schools Ronald Gross Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Theodore R. Sizer United States More from Walter Karp All the congressmen’s men How Capitol Hill controls the press Uncle Miltie v. mass man In defense of politics Adjust Share