Who is making excuses for what?

dgodon · 2012-05-24T20:52:37.335830+00:00

Great article. Really cuts to the chase about what so-called ed reformers are about.

dgodon · 2012-05-24T18:43:12.224789+00:00

That's true, there's too much sugar loaded crap foisted not just on kids but the general public - most with labels extolling their nutritional virtues. But your original comment was questioning the fruits and vegetables. These should definitely be encouraged including ones with fat (like avocados) along with other real foods.

salvia_d · 1 day

His plan doesn't sound much different than what Obama's doing. Neither will help improve public education. That Romney has the gall to say "any special interest get in the way,” and “We have to stop putting campaign cash ahead of our kids.” His plan sounds like he's doing nothing but doing the bidding of the special interests of his campaign contributors.

dgodon · 2 days

Glen Ford really lays it out very starkly.

davidwees · 3 days

Obama has been a bit of a Trojan horse regarding education. A lot of progressives lower their defenses with Obama even though his ed policies have been very much in line with conservatives.

dgodon · 4 days

Are you seriously debating the fact that there has been little to no desegregation going on the last twenty years? While it might be helpful if the Times provided sources for the reasons this isn't the case, it's likely because this point is not seriously debated. If you're debating it, you're the one who needs to provide sources, not the Times.

dgodon · 4 days

Pearson/ETS are just doing what companies are designed to do. They look to profit and influence legislation to their benefit - which may or may not be in line with the public good. That's how we've designed companies to work. Check out the book "Corporations are not People" which covers this in more depth. The individuals working there may be very nice and generally ethical people.

In this case, the market has been created largely through lobbying of these companies. It's not a natural market where educators, parents, and students are demanding these tests. In fact, Sandy Kress who was one of the architects of NCLB, is now at Pearson.

dgodon · 4 days

There's only so much public $ to go around. When we invest a significant amount in ineffective approaches, we take away from other more effective ones.

This also means that practically speaking, not everyone attending one of these is doing so entirely by choice. Moreover, winning market share does not mean these schools are doing an adequate job.

The article/program is not saying to swear off of new technology. It's simply looking what's happening with the dominant virtual schools. And, pointing out that they're largely NOT meeting students' educational needs first and foremost.

dgodon · 4 days

All of these are pretty well known facts (which you can verify without much effort via internet search). While the decisions are controversial, the fact that they happened is not very. It's not like they're referring to some esoteric research result.

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