Anyone interested in education, public schools and educational reform would do well to study the works of Dr. Myron Lieberman. Any of his eighteen books, beginning with Education as a Profession in 1956 and his latest, The Educational Morass, recently published by Rowman & Littlefield, "is about the ineffectiveness of public education in the United States today and why it is unlikely to achieve significant improvement in the absence of heavy external pressure. The reason for these conclusions and what can be done about it are the core of this book." Any of his books could serve as the basis of a for-credit course. All eighteen of them constitute a major in education that may exceed any other single source. The following are some comments made about Lieberman and/or his book. The first is my own contribution:

Perhaps no one has the lengthy, in-depth and varied experience with public education of Myron Lieberman. His writing is pertinent, perceptive, provocative, persuasive and eminently readable. His unmatched experiences with, and knowledge of, teacher unions merits particular attention to that section of this volume. Some of his prior books were selected as outstanding education books in the years published. The Education Morass merits similar recognition.

Others include the following:

"Dr. Lieberman stands as good a chance as anyone presently on the scene in education to set in motion some of the reforms American K-12 education so badly needs." From the Foreword by J. Stanley Marshall, president, Florida State University, 1969-1976 and founding chairman, James Madison Institute, Florida.

"Mike Lieberman is one of the most deeply knowledgeable people in our country about the workings of education today. He analyzes that knowledge from a position of independence. He is a stubborn and fearless critic of the massive follies, both right and left, both Democrat and Republican, that plague us." Larry P. Arnn, president, Hillsdale College, Michigan.Details in this site (http://www.schoolreport.com/schoolreport/articles/Educational_Morass_8_07.htm.)