The truth is often hard to face, but if educators and politicians continue to avoid the realities associated with the educational process, then enormous amounts of time and energy will continue to be spent chasing a variety of educational illusions. Daniel Wentland meshes economics, psychology, philosophy, and common sense in proposing a pathway for leaders to follow if they really want to improve education in America.The information in this book moves the educational process off the nowhere track and onto the reality track where the educational system can become an effective mechanism for improving learning. Wentland's blueprint for change is one that needs to be listened to by education policy makers and practitioners everywhere. The question now becomes, who wants to see reality?

Daniel Wentland is the author ofReality& Education: A New Direction for Educational Policy, Organizational Performance in a Nutshell, Strategic Training: Putting Employees First and Is Your Organization a Great Place to Work? His articles have been published in theIvey Business Journal,Compensation and Benefits Review, andEducation-the oldest education journal in the United States.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 - The useless versus the useful politicianChapter 2 - Education is not the input/output model of businessChapter 3 Yes, there is a right and wrongChapter 4 - The wrong paradigm: traditional schools versus charter schoolsChapter 5 Lacking a love for learningChapter 6 - Students are part of the problemChapter 7 - Bad teachersChapter 8 The myth about maximizing student learningChapter 9 A disconnection in the educational pipelineChapter 10 Getting education right isnt rocket science, but many make it that way