Bored? Art tells a history of a school. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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Bored? Art tells a history of a school.

by Fred Klonsky

There’s an interesting piece at Salon about the impact of testing mania and the resulting disappearance of non-tested subjects from the school curriculum. Subjects like art and music.

And the way it has made school boring.

“The research is not clear,” writes (Diane) Ravitch, “but a great deal of anecdotal evidence suggests that affluent districts are preserving a balanced curriculum, while poor and minority students are likely to have larger classes and