{"product_id":"the-stupid-country-by-chris-bonnor-9780868408064","title":"The Stupid Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book warns of a future where the hardest schools for Australian parents to get their kids into will be public ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith insight, passion, and a great sense of urgency, Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro show how government, anxious parents, the church, and ideology are combining to undermine public schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stupid Country\u003c\/i\u003e is not a one-sided defence of public education. However, it challenges us to consider whether we really want to continue stumbling blindly down our current path, risking the health of our public schools and everything they have created—our prosperity, unity, stability, and perhaps, even our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more information, visit the author's website.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600448504044,"sku":"9780868408064","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f8de902865758c25913350728670e862.jpg?v=1778020331","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-stupid-country-by-chris-bonnor-9780868408064","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}