Too Simple to Fail presents a startling dissection of what is wrong with our educational system and
a set of simple, common-sense steps for improving it. This simplicity, Bausell argues, characterizes
both the schooling process and the science of education, as witnessed by legions of researchers who
have discovered precious little that their grandmothers didn't already know. Yet surprisingly, based
upon the author's own studies and a review of the past 30+ years of educational research, these
discoveries boil down to a simple but powerful theory: The only way schools can increase learning
is to increase the amount of relevant instructional time for all students.

Here, Bausell demonstrates that classroom instruction is hopelessly obsolete, as are our current
testing practices, both contributing to the widening opportunity gap between socioeconomic and
racial groups. But with an understanding of what is wrong with education today comes the revelation
that the answer to these deficiencies has been available to us all along in the form of the tutorial
model, the most effective instructional paradigm ever developed. Only in recent years has it become
feasible to simulate this extremely effective instructional medium as a universal option that, in effect,
would allow schools to provide relevant instruction as a rule and not an exception. If implemented,
a new world of opportunity and potential will finally be available to children, whose learning is so
crucial for our future.

The new model presented in this book has implications for identifying not only what is wrong with
the way we educate our young, but also why it is wrong, and how the educational process can be
made more efficient, effective, and fair.

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