Samuel Blumenfeld
Encyclopedia
Samuel L. Blumenfeld is an American
author
and educator.
and drug education
, the reasons why so many children are labeled ADD
, and why the school system refuses to use intensive phonics
in reading instruction and memorization in mathematics instruction.
Blumenfeld also has written for the John Birch Society
.
Blumenfeld was born in New York City
, educated there, and graduated from The City College of New York
in 1950. The book publishing industry is where he spent his next ten years - as editor of the Universal Library at Grosset & Dunlap.
His bold commentary on education issues and his veneration as a speaker have brought him to lecture in every state in the United States as well as Canada
, Australia
, New Zealand
, and England
. He is internationally recognized as a leader in the intensive, systematic phonics
movement.
Recently, he has been very active in the Shakespeare Authorship question, theorizing that Christopher Marlowe may have written many of the works attributed to Shakespeare.
Blumenfeld has written for many online and print sources on a variety of subjects. His writings have appeared in such diverse publications as Home School Digest, Reason, Education Digest, Boston Magazine, Vital Speeches of the Day, Practical Homeschooling, Esquire, and many others.
He is a World War II veteran of the Italian campaign.
How To Tutor and Alpha Phonics focus on proper methods for teaching children basic school subjects. Blumenfeld's other works primarily focus on the failures of the public education establishment in America.
His 2008 The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection is profiled on http://www.marlowe-shakespeare.blogspot.com, where he is also a regular contributor.
United States
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author
Author
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and educator.
Biography
Samuel L. Blumenfeld has published ten books on education in America, and he has spent much of his career investigating the following problems: the decline in American literacy, the reasons for the high rate of learning disabilities in American children, the reasons behind the educational establishment in America's support for sexSex education
Sex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
and drug education
Drug education
Drug education is the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where drugs are commonly misused. Planning includes developing strategies for helping children and young people engage with relevant drug-related issues during opportunistic and brief contacts with them...
, the reasons why so many children are labeled ADD
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder. It is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone" and symptoms starting before seven years of age.ADHD is the most commonly studied and...
, and why the school system refuses to use intensive phonics
Phonics
Phonics refers to a method for teaching speakers of English to read and write that language. Phonics involves teaching how to connect the sounds of spoken English with letters or groups of letters and teaching them to blend the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations...
in reading instruction and memorization in mathematics instruction.
Blumenfeld also has written for the John Birch Society
John Birch Society
The John Birch Society is an American political advocacy group that supports anti-communism, limited government, a Constitutional Republic and personal freedom. It has been described as radical right-wing....
.
Blumenfeld was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, educated there, and graduated from The City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
in 1950. The book publishing industry is where he spent his next ten years - as editor of the Universal Library at Grosset & Dunlap.
His bold commentary on education issues and his veneration as a speaker have brought him to lecture in every state in the United States as well as Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is internationally recognized as a leader in the intensive, systematic phonics
Phonics
Phonics refers to a method for teaching speakers of English to read and write that language. Phonics involves teaching how to connect the sounds of spoken English with letters or groups of letters and teaching them to blend the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations...
movement.
Recently, he has been very active in the Shakespeare Authorship question, theorizing that Christopher Marlowe may have written many of the works attributed to Shakespeare.
Blumenfeld has written for many online and print sources on a variety of subjects. His writings have appeared in such diverse publications as Home School Digest, Reason, Education Digest, Boston Magazine, Vital Speeches of the Day, Practical Homeschooling, Esquire, and many others.
He is a World War II veteran of the Italian campaign.
Published works
His published works include (among others):- N.E.A.: Trojan Horse in American Education
- Why Schools Went Public
- How to Tutor
- The Whole Language / OBE Fraud
- The Victims of Dick and Jane
- Alpha-Phonics: A Primer For Beginning Readers
- Homeschooling: A Parents Guide to Teaching Children
- New Illiterates and How You Can Keep Your Child from Becoming One
- Is Public Education Necessary?
- Property in a Humane Economy
- The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question
How To Tutor and Alpha Phonics focus on proper methods for teaching children basic school subjects. Blumenfeld's other works primarily focus on the failures of the public education establishment in America.
His 2008 The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection is profiled on http://www.marlowe-shakespeare.blogspot.com, where he is also a regular contributor.
External links
- Samuel L. Blumenfeld Archives, WorldNetDaily
- Samuel L. Blumenfeld's Website, How To Tutor