Rita Kramer

Ed School Follies:
The Miseducation of America’s Teachers

“All those concerned about what our children will learn and what tomorrow’s adults will know should read this book.”
--James S. Coleman, Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Chicago

“A vivid, engaging and sharply critical study...”
--Diane Ravitch in The Wall Street Journal

“Kramer’s tough-minded, much-needed critique is accompanied by constructive suggestions that offer grounds for optimism.”
--Publishers Weekly

“Enlightening and insightful.”
--New York Post

“Should be required reading for all school administrators, professors of education, prospective teachers, and concerned parents.”
--Library Journal

Selected Works

Fiction
When Morning Comes
The dramatic story of a young woman in a Jewish resistance group in Nazi-occupied France.
History
Flames in the Field: The Story of Four SOE Agents in Occupied France
A true story of intrigue and heroism in World War II. “A telling commemoration, long overdue.”
--Book Digest
Biography
Maria Montessori: A Biography
“This biography is a singular achievement and a first-rate contribution to the scholarship of child development.”
--Chicago Sun-Times
Education
Ed School Follies: The Miseducation of America’s Teachers
A critique of what our prospective teachers are taught on their way to the classroom.
Law and Society
At A Tender Age: Violent Youth and Juvenile Justice
An unflinching look at the way a disfunctional system fails to rehabilitate youthful offenders or protect society from them.
Birth and Infant Development
Giving Birth: Childbearing in America Today.
A survey of the various methods of childbirth, past and present
Child Development
In Defense of the Family: Raising Children in America Today
How the traditional family serves the psychological and emotional needs of young children