Samuel Abrams - Education and the Commercial Mindset

Sam Abrams discusses the history and impact of the commercial mindset in education, tracing its roots to Milton Friedman's 1955 essay. He explores the challenges of privatization, particularly the role of Wall Street and the issues with using testing as a quality control measure. Abrams contrasts for-profit and nonprofit education models and highlights successful business ideas in education, using Finland as an example. The book aims to provide an objective analysis of privatization's effects on education.

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