Thursday, September 9, 2010

Misdiagnosis � The Quick and the Ed

Misdiagnosis � The Quick and the Ed

Misdiagnosis



Robert Samuelson’s Washington Post op-ed has it backwards: if schools have made little academic improvements over the years, the fault lies with existing schools and existing structures, rather than the attempts to change those things. This isn’t just about today’s popular reforms like expanding charter schools or raising teacher quality; he lumps class size reductions and curricular improvements