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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: What you will NEVER Read in an Arne Duncan Department of Education Press Release.

Missouri Education Watchdog: What you will NEVER Read in an Arne Duncan Department of Education Press Release.:


What you will NEVER Read in an Arne Duncan Department of Education Press Release.

Should THESE be the buzzwords of education reform?


Andreas Schleicher, the developer of the PISA test surmises why Chinese students outperform other students:

"In China, more than nine out of 10 children tell you: 'It depends on the effort I invest and I can succeed if I study hard.'

I would wager you will never hear Arne Duncan state the preceding quote about American students or use the following (Schleicher speaking about the Chinese students) as a talking point and goal for