There have been many books written about the woes of America’s public schools.  Most are nothing more than finger wags recalling statistical data that substantiates the writer’s painful critique.  These books are fond of pointing to America’s public schools as a disgrace and in need of such dramatic change as to make them candidates for forced extinction.  They offer no help and even less hope.  And few, if any, represent any actual practical work within our public schools.

 

But now, just in the nick of time, comes a new voice of hope and reason.   Unspoiled by the lofty titles he held in business, Glenn Englund brings the perspective of an outsider into the world of public education.  Trained as an educator but with 23 years of practical experience as a successful business executive, Glenn uses many of the same lessons and techniques he mastered in business to radically transform his classes into a model for the new public schools of America.  Glenn offers hope, hope for our nation’s public schools, for he has put into practice the very changes needed to turn our public schools into the pride of our nation and the envy of the world.

 

This book records the startling discoveries Glenn has made as he returned to the world of public education. It also records the strides he has made in affecting a positive change to this venerable institution.  It records these changes in a way that every parent, every politician and every pundit will understand, for he starts from the perspective we all share, that of running a successful business.  He takes these lessons and applies them to our public schools.  But, he doesn’t stop there.  For ideas are one thing, success stories are quite another.  Recorded here are many of the success stories that may be told as they unfold in his classrooms.

 

To those who would read this book, a word of warning is in order.  For those who read this book there is no turning back.  You will be affected by the insight Glenn gives you as to the cause of so many of the ills that afflict our public schools.  You will be infected with a passion to change your local public school for the better.  You will also learn what steps to take to cause this change to happen. You will become armed and dangerous, and pity the school that tries to resist your efforts toward positive change.

 

So, if you’re ready to take up arms against the mediocrity and despair that pervades our public schools, read on.  If you’d rather sit on the sidelines and continue to simply malign and disparage our schools, please give this book to somebody else.  There’s too much at stake to tolerate the hopeless. 

 

May this book find you ready to learn and ready to take action.  For the sake of our kids who are the hope of our country, take courage and read on.

 

Glenn’s book, The Pride of our Nation, New Hope for America’s Public Schools will be available soon.  A storybook written for adults with a most believable fairytale ending.