From the Huffington Post .... (Diane Ravitch) It has become conventional wisdom that "education is in crisis." I have been asked about this question by many interviewers. They say something like: "Do you think American education is in crisis? What is the cause of the crisis?" And I answer, "Yes, there is a crisis, but it is not the one you have read about. The crisis in education today is an existential threat to the survival of public education. The threat comes from those who unfairly blame the school for social conditions, and then create a false narrative of failure. The real threat is privatization and the loss of a fundamental democratic institution." As we have … [Read more...]
Reading Between The Lines: Obama’s “Testing Action Plan”
President Obama recently announced that he has decreed that schools are doing too much testing. Interesting given the growth in testing in the past 7 years of the administration. One might wonder why the sudden change in heart. Following is an article that suggests there is more to this than meets the eye. The original article can be seen at: EducationalAlchemy __________________________________________________________________ Is Obama’s Testing Action Plan, like Fruit Loops, part of a nutritious breakfast? Don’t believe the hype. This has been over a decade in the making. In 2000 Business Week listed the companies benefiting from the new boon in online education stating, “Dozens … [Read more...]