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Monday, July 7, 2014

ACT for Kindergarteners: Redefining Childhood and Monetizing Children | Reclaim Reform

ACT for Kindergarteners: Redefining Childhood and Monetizing Children | Reclaim Reform:



ACT for Kindergarteners: Redefining Childhood and Monetizing Children

ACT for kindergarteners is a form of corporate education reform greed that is so bad as to defy explanation. Let’s accept that as a challenge. Let’s attempt to explain this most recent abusive targeting of our children for the private profit of multinational corporations and hedge fund managers.
The degree of hype a company uses often determines its profits. Advertise by using paid experts as toadies. Pay media sources to use ads as press releases. Get the fast buck and to hell with the consequences from the product.
Our kindergarteners will suffer the consequences. Suffer the consequences.
Most parents are not professional educational experts. Those who want their children to have as many educational benefits as possible are actually quite normal parents. Parents generally want what is best for their children.
Put corporate hype together with what most parents want for their children, and let the buyers beware. Especially when the money comes from tax funds intended for public education.
“It’s a multimillion dollar project, ACT officials said, but will be affordable and easily accessible. Schools won’t be compelled to use the new tool, but Erickson said he anticipates that entire states or groups of states will choose to utilize it. The tool can be customized to include state-specific ACT for Kindergarteners: Redefining Childhood and Monetizing Children | Reclaim Reform: