Major changes on what we teach kids are taking place: from white privilege, to subliminal racism; from gender studies in the first grade, to the decimation of biological sciences in high school; from the reordering of American history, to the rethinking of American core social, cultural, and political values; from the compulsory study of social justice principles, to the dismissal of free speech, the nuclear family, and American sovereignty-as outdated, outmoded, and out of touch. This book delves into what is being taught in schools today and why.

Bruce J. Gevirtzman has been in public education as an English teacher, theater director, and high school baseball coach for nearly four decades. The last ten years he has taught public speaking at California State University Fullerton. He is the author of the critically acclaimed, Shaking Hands with Aliens: An Intimate Understanding of America's Teenagers