...Or Dr. Erfert"s Wonderful Theory of Emolumentally Lucrative Regressive Disincentives By John Cosgrove ISBN: 9781847470751 Published: 2007 Pages: 213 Key Themes: education, mania Description This book is meant to be a satirical novel based on the author"s forty years of experience in teacher training and inspection. Its fundamental principle is that much of what goes on in Education is so bizarre as to be like the old story of the Emperor"s new clothes. There is an elaborate game played by two sets of players. Some genuinely believe in the absurdities and some see through them but it is not in their interest to break ranks. So long as everyone plays by the rules of this silly game the Emperor has clothes. But when one young Yorkshireman of sturdy common sense tries to make people believe that much of what goes on is nonsense he comes up against both sets of protagonists. The novel is partly a...