Big Education Ape: Still much to say about Rhee

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Michelle Rhee speaks at a meeting with College Board officials before speaking on a panel at one of her last scheduled public appearances at the College Board National Conference at Washington Hilton Hotel on October 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Friday, Oct. 29 is Rhee's last day as DC schools chancellor. (Photo by Susan Biddle/For The Washington Post.) (Susan Biddle)

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

kilgallinfred: You want to talk real reform, let's talk about delivering content in what we now know as brain-friendly ways; let's talk about grouping by ability and learning styles rather than strictly age; let's talk about home involvement that includes parental reading habits and accountability for other domestic issues; let's talk about dealing in a straightforward way with poverty.

jl09: Ms. Rhee and Adrian Fenty were visionaries and doers with best intentions for the betterment of the students.

kerryberger: A fresh approach to raising education standards was necessary, and unfortunately in our society, with a short-term mentality, we don't give programs time enough to prove their effectiveness. The victims are a generation of children who only know a world of inconsistency. And we wonder why standards drop?

hotezzy: Rhee should be involved in the day-to -day operations of school systems so that she will thoroughly understand the system as it really operates, not just her theoretical