Things That Aren't Slogans
I'm not a subscriber over at Education Week any more, so I can't comment on Pedro Noriega's recent post,which I hesitate to characterize as "overwrought and under-thought" but only because I'm a bit of a fly on the wall compared to Pedro Noriega.
However, there's this:
Fine, go further. But I don't know how anyone who has actually read The Schools Chicago's Children Deservecan refer to it as a set of slogans. It's a plan. By my count, it makes 28 specific proposals to improve the learning conditions of Chicago's schools. That's a plan. It's not a set of slogans.
What is a set of slogans is, weirdly, Mr. Noriega's post. The title is a
However, there's this:
If we really want to change the direction of reform then we have to articulate a clear strategy on how it can be achieved. It can't just be a new set of slogans or a manifesto like that adopted by the CTU ("The Schools Chicago's Children Deserve"). This is a step in the right direction, and many of the ideas they've articulated begin to shift the focus of reform in a direction that's needed, but I think we must go further.
Fine, go further. But I don't know how anyone who has actually read The Schools Chicago's Children Deservecan refer to it as a set of slogans. It's a plan. By my count, it makes 28 specific proposals to improve the learning conditions of Chicago's schools. That's a plan. It's not a set of slogans.
What is a set of slogans is, weirdly, Mr. Noriega's post. The title is a
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