We know what's wrong with education in America, but what are we willing to fix? The answer, of course, is "Not much." βThe division into subjects and periods encourages a segmented rather than an integrated view of knowledge. Consequently, what students are asked to relate to in schooling becomes increasingly artificial, cut off from the human experiences subject matter is supposed to reflect.β (John Goodlad, A Place Called School, McGraw-Hill, 1984, p.266) It should Β be noted that kids are not as dumb as typical schooling assumes they might be. They are not empty vessels ready to fill with whatever beliefs and facts we can pour into them. Instead, because they are smart, they realize the differences between what we try to cram in a...