Have you ever asked yourself, Why do we do this? when faced with the day-to-day realities of school, such as report cards, standardized tests, or textbooks? Chances are, if you are like most Americans, you haven't. William Spady has, however, and in Beyond Counterfeit Reforms he questions the dead-end assumptions of American education. He asserts a set of five research realities that should be the foundation of any truly learner-centered system: Human...