Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fordham Institute Comments on the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards | Truth in American Education

Fordham Institute Comments on the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards | Truth in American Education:


Fordham Institute Comments on the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute provides Commentary & Feedback on Draft I of the Next Generation Science Standards.  The commentary is dated June 25, 2012 and is authored by Paul R. Gross with Lawrence S. Lerner, John Lynch, Martha Schwartz, Richard Schwartz, and W. Stephen Wilson.  The forward is written by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Kathleen Porter-Magee.
The commentary and feedback indicates the drafters have considerable work ahead of them if they are going to produce a set of quality standards.  One more public draft will be produced prior to the final standards being released in 2013.
The review points out the drafters are trying to create fewer standards to reach greater depth.  In doing so, it