This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools. If there is some urgency in the message, it is due to the current reform efforts that are based on a radical re-invention of education, now spearheaded by a psychometric blitzkrieg of "metastasizing testing" aimed at dismantling a public education system that took almost 200 years to build. JH August, 2005
I just wish Professor Ravitch would have spared us the platitudes to Ms. Weingarten at the beginning of her speech. Weingarten's collaboration with Broad needs to be the centerpiece of AFT discussions.
Whether Randi invites Bill Gates of Diane Ravitch to speak, she continues making deals with the billionaires to sell teachers down the river. If Diane believes what she says about Weingarten, that is all the more troubling.
Such an inspiring speech.
ReplyDeleteI just wish Professor Ravitch would have spared us the platitudes to Ms. Weingarten at the beginning of her speech. Weingarten's collaboration with Broad needs to be the centerpiece of AFT discussions.
Whether Randi invites Bill Gates of Diane Ravitch to speak, she continues making deals with the billionaires to sell teachers down the river. If Diane believes what she says about Weingarten, that is all the more troubling.
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