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SKrashen: Test your public ed savvy

SKrashen: Test your public ed savvy:

Test your public ed savvy



Test Your Public Ed Savvy: Are you Ed Wise or Prey to Popular Myth? Susan Ohanian and Stephen Krashen
Published in The Progressive, Jan 26, 2013 http://www.progressive.org/test-your-public-ed-savvy

1. US  international test scores aren’t at the top because:
a)    we lack common standards and valid tests.
b)    many teachers are not doing their job.
c)    nearly 25% of American children live in poverty.
d)    American children are not interested in hard study.
e)    parents don’t take an interest in children’s education.


2.   A notable feature of education in Finland, the country scoring highest on international tests, is:
 a) universal preschool emphasizes an early start in skill development.
 b) children in grade school have a play break every 45 minutes.
 c)  a system of  annual national standardized tests informs teachers of every child's skill attainment.
 d) there are no teacher unions to cripple reform.
 e) corporate leaders have taken a leadership role in school policy.

3.  Middle class American students who attend well-funded schools
a)   achieve  high scores on international tests, among the highest in the world.
b)   don’t read