“Schemata are our necessary instruments for making the surfaces of what we read connect significantly with the background knowledge that is wittheld from immediate conciousness by the limits of short-term memory.” — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
“Schemata are our necessary instruments for making the surfaces of what we read connect significantly with the background knowledge that is wittheld from immediate… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
We have ignored cultural literacy in thinking about education We ignore the air we breathe until it is thin or foul. Cultural literacy is… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
The achievement of high universal literacy is the key to all other fundamental improvements in American education. — E. D. Hirsch, Jr Copy Share Image
