Things I’m sick of hearing
It’s time for school reformers to find new ways to attack their critics. It’s getting tiring hearing the same old refrains, which go something like this: 1. People who oppose standardized test-centered school reform that judges schools, students and teachers on the basis of test results: a) like the status quo and b) are in bed with teachers unions and c) are not properly data-driven 2. People who think that dealing with the effects of poverty should be considered in any school reform plan that has a hope of sustained success: a) use poverty as an excuse to maintain the status quo and b) think kids living in poverty can’t learn and c) want to spend years solving a problem that needs fixing NOW