Scott Stanford

‘It takes a department to raise a child…’ Who has ever said that? Hopefully nobody, but it’s clear that this has been the subconscious mindset in our failing education system for decades now. The proof is in the pudding – students are underachieving, teachers are leaving the profession in droves, and government education departments are becoming increasingly bloated.

Open AccessArticle by 1,*, 2, 3 and 1 1 New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (Retired), Trenton, NJ 08625, USA 2 Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, USA 3 Department of Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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