Education's 5 Big Lies Philadelphia Daily News 11/17/2009:
"AFTER 30 years of teaching, and 20 of talk radio and participating in dozens of education forums, I've heard 'theories' of education from all over the spectrum - from the innovative to the idiotic. I've concluded that there are five big lies about schools and education that are widespread and damaging.
THE MONEY LIE
The grandaddy of the big lies says our schools are woefully underfunded. If only other interests in society that get adequate funding could be stopped, our schools could get the resources to perform magnificently. This position is summarized by the famous bumper sticker, 'It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.'
In practical terms, this lie comes down to if only each kid had a laptop, each school an Olympic-size swimming pool and each cafeteria a five-star menu, then students would all be headed off to Princeton."
"AFTER 30 years of teaching, and 20 of talk radio and participating in dozens of education forums, I've heard 'theories' of education from all over the spectrum - from the innovative to the idiotic. I've concluded that there are five big lies about schools and education that are widespread and damaging.
THE MONEY LIE
The grandaddy of the big lies says our schools are woefully underfunded. If only other interests in society that get adequate funding could be stopped, our schools could get the resources to perform magnificently. This position is summarized by the famous bumper sticker, 'It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber.'
In practical terms, this lie comes down to if only each kid had a laptop, each school an Olympic-size swimming pool and each cafeteria a five-star menu, then students would all be headed off to Princeton."