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This book taught me that there is a difference between well-written English and poorly-written English, and just how powerful the former can be. However, being able to recognize well-written English is much different than being able to produce it. I make no claims to be able to do so.

In any case, this book catalogs some of the problems inherent in the educational system in America, tracing them back to their roots at the teacher-training colleges. The book starts off most poignantly in pointing out that to claim the American educational institution is failing is simply to misunderstand what institutions do-- perpetuate their own existence. In this regard, the educational institution in this country is succeeding phenomenally well. "It grows daily, hourly, in power and wealth, and that precisley because of our accusations of failure." Mitchel continues to discuss the difference between the state of being educated and just the word "education."

While the book does induce much laughter, it isn't until the last chapter that the seriousness of the situation is illuminated. The author explains how the lack of the actual condition of education is matter that costs lives.

I only name a few books that have fundamentally altered my life. This is one of those books.