Comments on: Canon Bernard Iddings Bell http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/07/25/bernard-iddings-bell/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:42:30 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bruce Deitrick Price http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/07/25/bernard-iddings-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-21818 Bruce Deitrick Price Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:54:49 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2005/07/25/canon-bernard-iddings-bell-warden-of-st-stephens-college/#comment-21818 Canon Bell has another distinction. He wrote what appears to be the first broadside at the decline of the American public schools. His book--"Crisis in education: A challenge to American complacency"--appeared in 1949! This book is now unavailable or extremely expensive. I know about it only because the second broadside -- "Quackery in the Public Schools" by Albert Lynd, published 1951-- strongly recommends Bell's book. (I have recently placed on Amazon a review of Lynd's Quackery book. It is wonderful, available cheaply, and I highly recommend it.) So here we are, 60 years after Bell's attack, and the education establishment is still doing all the same dumb things. Alas. Canon Bell has another distinction. He wrote what appears to be the first broadside at the decline of the American public schools. His book–”Crisis in education: A challenge to American complacency”–appeared in 1949!
This book is now unavailable or extremely expensive. I know about it only because the second broadside — “Quackery in the Public Schools” by Albert Lynd, published 1951– strongly recommends Bell’s book. (I have recently placed on Amazon a review of Lynd’s Quackery book. It is wonderful, available cheaply, and I highly recommend it.)
So here we are, 60 years after Bell’s attack, and the education establishment is still doing all the same dumb things. Alas.

]]> By: Craig Stephans http://www.andrewcusack.com/2005/07/25/bernard-iddings-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-9580 Craig Stephans Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:27:07 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2005/07/25/canon-bernard-iddings-bell-warden-of-st-stephens-college/#comment-9580 Thanks for this info on Rev. Can. Bell. I picked up a used book by him "The Priestly Way," a guided devotion for priests. I had no idea who he is/was, but now I believe he is an author worthy of reading and studying. I appreciate this post. Sincerely, Craig Stephans Thanks for this info on Rev. Can. Bell. I picked up a used book by him “The Priestly Way,” a guided devotion for priests. I had no idea who he is/was, but now I believe he is an author worthy of reading and studying. I appreciate this post.

Sincerely,

Craig Stephans

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