Sunday, October 31, 2010

A homework assignment for Governor Christie - NorthJersey.com

A homework assignment for Governor Christie - NorthJersey.com
A homework assignment for Governor Christie
Sunday, October 31, 2010
THE RECORD

GOVERNOR Christie has formed the Education Effectiveness Task force, a panel to consider using student performance and other factors in assessing teacher performance ("Christie forms panel on teaching," Page A-3, Oct. 29).

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Christie is currently popular because he offers simple-minded quick fixes. The operative word here is simple. His belief in magical charter schools is simple. Just like "Waiting for Superman," the recently released documentary movie that has become a promo for charter schools, he thinks schools are factories that can be