Tag: The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

Can You Find A Person at the Top – A Single Person – Who Has Truly Learned from the Mistakes that Led Up to the 2008 Crash? Even One? (Reflecting on the Movie Inside Job, and the Writing of Diane Ravitch)

“What can we believe in?  There’s nothing we can trust anymore.” (from the movie, Inside Job). ———- (Sorry about the long title on this blog post – I could not figure out how to shorten it). I watched the move Inside Job last night.  (Yes, I know I’m late to this).  It tells what happened… Read More Can You Find A Person at the Top – A Single Person – Who Has Truly Learned from the Mistakes that Led Up to the 2008 Crash? Even One? (Reflecting on the Movie Inside Job, and the Writing of Diane Ravitch)

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Read this book! Seriously! – Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System

I don’t often say this with such force and fervor, but…  READ THIS BOOK! The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch. Yes, I know I’m behind the curve on this.  It has been out a while (it came out in March, 2010).… Read More Read this book! Seriously! – Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System

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