Friday, August 3, 2012

Schools Matter: Why e-learning industry is enthusiastic about the standards. & other comments

Schools Matter: Why e-learning industry is enthusiastic about the standards. & other comments:

Why e-learning industry is enthusiastic about the standards. & other comments


Standards lead to more creativity? Standards are popular with educators? Why e-learning industry is enthusiastic about the standards.

Comments on a NY Times article: Common Core Standards Boon to E-Learning Industry, by Hiten Samtani. Published in the NY Times, available at http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/08/03/common-core-standards-boon-to-e-learning-industry/
Here are my comments, which I attempted to post on the NY Times Schoolbook Website. Not sure they made it on to the website.

1. CONTRADICTION: more uniform educational standards will lead to more creativity.

2. “The standards are popular with educators and education officials.” They are only popular with those who (1)