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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Digital Bootstraps for Analog Problems — A Reply to Forbes Columnist Gene Marks’

Digital Bootstraps for Analog Problems — A Reply to Forbes Columnist Gene Marks’:

Digital Bootstraps for Analog Problems — A Reply to Forbes Columnist Gene Marks’ “If I Were A Poor Black Kid”

by CYNTHIA on DECEMBER 22, 2011

A truly clueless if well-intentioned column by Gene Marks titled “If I Were A Poor Black Kid” in Forbes magazine is getting righteously ripped fromjournalists all around the web. They’re correctly pointing out how bereft Marks’ column is of history, research, practical awareness, racial sensitivity, or the sheer realities of hunger or even homelessness that low-income children face. Marks seems to suggest that kids from impoverished backgrounds – all too many of whom are African American – can simply

Quickie highlights of Diane Ravitch’s critique of test-driven, NCLB-style ed ref…

Quickie highlights of Diane Ravitch's critique of test-driven, NCLB-style ed reform in an interview w/ @HNN. What's Wrong with School Reform: Interview with Diane Ravitch hnn.us Craig Thurtell was a teacher at Ardsley High School in Ardsley, NY, and is a contributor to HNN's forthcoming "Teachers' Edition," which will provide historically-grounded lesson plans on current events to elementary and high school teachers