Twitter Book Club: @DianeRavitch (2010) The Death and Life of the Great American School System - Ch 3-5

The Transformation of District 2

"Knowing reading strategies is not enough; to comprehend what one reads, one must have background knowledge." Diane Ravitchless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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RT @anderscj: "Knowing reading strategies is not enough; to comprehend what one reads, one must have background knowledge." Diane Ravitchless than a minute ago via TweetDeckShawn Urban
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Lessons From San Diego

"Those who favored the Blueprint's methods were impressed by the district's rising test scores in reading (cont) http://tl.gd/79ehdlless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Many complained of 'a climate of fear and suspicion' and of being 'exhausted, stressed out, and in some (cont) http://tl.gd/79eie5less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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@dianeravitch do you think that if Bersin had not been in charge of SD schools Alvarado's approach would have been different?less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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@anderscj Yes, that was not Tony's styleless than a minute ago via webDiane Ravitch
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"When the new era began, all these innovative programs had to go, because the school had to concentrate (cont) http://tl.gd/79erugless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"You can't lead your troops if your troops don't trust you." Diane Ravitchless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Can teachers successfully educate children to think for themselves if teachers are not treated as (cont) http://tl.gd/79f1etless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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The Business Model in New York City

"Soon after being appointed, Klein visited Alan Bersin, the school superintendent in San Diego, who had (cont) http://tl.gd/79verkless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Tweed mandated a citywide pedagogy, which imposed a rigid orthodoxy about how to teach." Diane Ravitchless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Reading and mathematics were the only subjects that mattered, because they were the only subjects that (cont) http://tl.gd/79vmt9less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Tweed eliminated a program that earmarked $67.5 million specifically for arts education, and the funds (cont) http://tl.gd/79vuv9less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Public education is a vital institution in our democratic society, and its governance must be democratic, (cont) http://tl.gd/7a0micless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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I put these chapters together because they really feed of each other. Really fascinating and tragic story of these two school districts.