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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: The Incoherent World of Arne Duncan, Part V

Jersey Jazzman: The Incoherent World of Arne Duncan, Part V:


The Incoherent World of Arne Duncan, Part V

Arne Duncan's interview with Tom Moran of the Star-Ledger is a fascinating - and dispiriting - journey into the brain of the US Secretary of Education. I'm breaking down this fantastic voyage into a series of posts:
  • Part I: Duncan's signature program, Race To The Top, has little evidence to back it up.
  • Part II: The real legacy of Duncan, Rhee, and Klein.
  • Part III: Arne has a lot to learn about what makes teachers tick.
  • Part IV: Duncan's totally befuddled thoughts about testing.
And now we come to a truly disturbing moment, where Arne Duncan says perhaps the stupidest thing I've ever