Saturday, November 20, 2010

My Skepticism About State Standards | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

My Skepticism About State Standards | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...


Larry Ferlazzo

My Skepticism About State Standards

Filed under school reform

I’ve just written a post in my other blog, Engaging Parents In School, about new state standards Tennessee has approved for parent involvement.

I thought readers here might be interested in one paragraph I wrote sharing my thoughts about them:

I’m personally skeptical about the effect any kind of state standards actually have “on the ground” in schools and in the classroom, but these do sound good. The only way they can hurt, though, is if it leaves people who publish