Daniel Wentland is the author of Reality & Education: A New Direction for Educational Policy, Knowing the Truth About Education, Organizational Performance in a Nutshell, and Strategic Training: Putting Employees First. His articles have been published in the Ivey Business Journal, Compensation and Benefits Review, and Education- the oldest education journal in the United States.

Having lived in the Deep South all my life, I have seen first-hand what government handouts have done to individuals and families. What was meant to be a hand up has become a hand out, a means of keeping people dependent on government programs. This has become a well-established culture that families pass down from one generation to the next; thus, keeping generations doomed to the same future. This book gives a clear and concise account of this false hope and provides thought provoking opportunities for the reader and would make an excellent required reading in any economics or business course.

• Introduction: Framing the issuePart 1 - The starting pointChapter 1 - Questions not properly answered and educational realityChapter 2 - Identity crisis and hand-outs versus a hand-upPart 2 - Setting the foundationChapter 3 - Proclaiming the truth and two worldviews Chapter 4 - Which path to follow?Chapter 5 - Facts versus opinionsChapter 6 - Micro-managing never works and useless politicians versus useful politiciansPart 3 - The schizophrenic world of economics and the teaching choice in economic educationChapter 7 - Economic way of thinkingChapter 8 - Imaginary economics versus real economics Chapter 9 - The choice and economic educationConcluding the issue