Ravitch’s latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.

　　①“Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual,” says education writer Diane Ravitch.

　　②“Schools could be a counterbalance.”

　　③Ravitch’s latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.

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　　①(观点：分1)“学校总是处于一个实践比知识更为重要的社会中。”

　　②(建议：分2)教育作家黛安•拉维奇说，“学校本来可以成为一种平衡。”

　　③(论点：总)拉维奇的新书《落后:一个世纪以来学校改革的失败》探究了美国学校里反才智主义的根源，书中的结论是，学校根本无法扭转美国人对追求才智的厌恶。