Posted in epistemology, no child left behind, pedagogy, standards, teaching on Nov 14th, 2005 Comments Off
I have to admit it — I have not read Ted Sizer’s seminal book, Horace’s Compromise, until now (I picked it up recently at the More Than Words bookstore). Actually, I’m still reading it, but I found a paragraph in the prologue (page 2) I wanted to share:
We can play at learning, without retaining [...]
Posted in education research, epistemology, no child left behind, policy on Sep 24th, 2005 Comments Off
It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of the No Child Left Behind Act on a number of levels. Much of the time, the high level of accountability coupled with a lack of adequate funding and the idea of the Federal government intruding into the state enterprise of education are the most [...]
Posted in no child left behind, policy on Aug 24th, 2005 Comments Off
In both the courts of law and the court of public opinion, the No Child Left Behind Act (see No Child Left) is coming under scrutiny. The two lead stories of the National Council of Teachers of English inbox newsletter:
Conn. Files Long-Awaited Lawsuit Challenging No Child Left Behind Act, from EdWeek
Local discontent with ‘No Child [...]
Posted in constructivism, critical pedagogy, no child left behind, policy on Aug 19th, 2005 Comments Off
Daniel Cho and Tyson Lewis wrote a wonderful critique of both the hyper-accountability movement and constructivism, “Education and Event: Thinking Radical Pedagogy in the Era of Standardization” in the May 2005 edition of SIMILE. It’s one of those articles that really made me think and consider. A few of the main points:
Accountability claims [...]
