The Knowledge DeficitThe Knowledge Deficit illuminates the real issue in education today without an effective curriculum, American students are losing the global education race. In this persuasive book, the esteemed education critic, activist, and best selling author E. D. Hirsch, Jr., shows that although schools are teaching the mechanics of reading, they fail to convey the knowledge needed for the more complex and essential skill of reading comprehension. Hirsch

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