Schools Matter: Arne Duncan responds to Krashen questions, sort of

Schools Matter: Arne Duncan responds to Krashen questions, sort of

Arne Duncan responds to Krashen questions, sort of

by skrashen

Wolf Blitzer asks Arne Duncan about my criticisms of his Washington Post article. Duncan responds, sort of. My comments are included.

Duncan Washington Post article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/02/AR2011010202378.html?referrer=emailarticle

My criticisms at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/education-secretary-duncan/a-response-to-arne-duncan.html?wprss=answer-sheet

Both available at: http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_outrages.php?id=4085

THE SITUATION ROOM: Interview With Education Secretary Arne Duncan Aired January 4, 2011 –

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BLITZER: All right. Let's talk about this article you wrote in "The Washington Post," because you

Real Reform and Faux Reform, by Tracey Douglas

by skrashen

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/arne-duncan-new-congress-_n_803700.html

Teachers have been advocating for real reform: fully funding education especially at the most high-needs schools; implementi­ng a deep, well-round­ed, developmen­tally appropriat­e curriculum­; reinstatem­ent of vocational education; smaller class sizes; eliminatio­n of high stakes testing; freedom from scripted curriculum­;