A Buffet of Excellence
Michelle Rhee and company serve up heaping helpings of some familiar fare
By Sarah Lahm
Michelle Rhee and her cavalry of status quo blasters recently braved the frigid Minnesota winter to present a veritable buffet of warmed-over ideas for boosting our sad, slumping schools and closing our many cavern-sized gaps. From *grit* and *rigor* to healthy portions of data consumed throughout the day to helpful tips on avoiding the unpleasant taste of *corporate education reform,* it was familiar fare—and there was plenty of it. Here’s a taste.
Michelle Rhee and her cavalry of status quo blasters recently braved the frigid Minnesota winter to present a veritable buffet of warmed-over ideas for boosting our sad, slumping schools and closing our many cavern-sized gaps. From *grit* and *rigor* to healthy portions of data consumed throughout the day to helpful tips on avoiding the unpleasant taste of *corporate education reform,* it was familiar fare—and there was plenty of it. Here’s a taste.
Grit with a side of rigor
Great news: According to featured speaker Michelle Rhee, producing the world’s most super-educated generation of *pull yourselves up by the bootstraps* individualists full of grit and rigor is as easy as getting rid of teacher tenure. With teacher tenure out of the way, even the poorest children will be able to laugh in the face of poverty, no matter their zip code, as they careen towards college debt. Or a college degree. I’m not sure which one Rhee said would be best.
Great news: According to featured speaker Michelle Rhee, producing the world’s most super-educated generation of *pull yourselves up by the bootstraps* individualists full of grit and rigor is as easy as getting rid of teacher tenure. With teacher tenure out of the way, even the poorest children will be able to laugh in the face of poverty, no matter their zip code, as they careen towards college debt. Or a college degree. I’m not sure which one Rhee said would be best.
And a gravy boat of confusion
Does anyone have any questions? How about the confused gentleman in the back who
Does anyone have any questions? How about the confused gentleman in the back who