03:40 | 07-Aug-10 | by Steve | published in Culture, NCLB, Reform, Society
“When rewarded or punished solely on test scores schools are encouraged to push out or not take students who will not score well, narrow the curriculum to basic skills, cut out enrichment and engagement activities, and narrow teaching to rote memorization drills.”
10:29 | 09-Mar-10 | by Steve | published in Culture, Florida, NCLB, Society
“Ravitch’s reversal represents a tacit acknowledgment that no kind of educational reform will work without a fundamental change in the way America’s poor are treated in every aspect of their lives.”
08:39 | 26-Jul-07 | by Steve | published in Culture, NCLB, Society
As a teacher, NCLB and the mentality surrounding it threaten to suck the life and joy and quality out of teaching as well.
11:44 | 06-Jul-07 | by Steve | published in Culture, NCLB, Society
Test madness and centralized curriculum control squeeze creativity out of the classroom.
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