Teacher questions value of AP program
Earlier this month I published what turned out to be a very popular post by veteran educator Kenneth Bernstein — known online as teacherken — that was a warning to college professors about the level of preparation for higher education that high school students were receiving. My colleague Jay Mathews this week published on his blog, Class Struggle, a critique of Bernstein’s piece. Here, by Ken Bernstein, is a critique of the critique, largely but not exclusively focused on the worth of the Advanced Placement program.By Kenneth Bernstein
Since The Answer Sheet posted my piece called “A warning to college profs from a high school teacher, which went viral, I have been inundated with emails, messages, requests for interviews — and some critiques. On
Next steps toward achieving equity in education
I reported earlier this week on a new report on equity in education that was released by a congressionally mandated commission, and noted that it had some important points as well as some flaws. Here is a piece by two … Continue reading →