Flawed Assumptions
Chapter 1
The "Get-Tough" Policy
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anderscj"the opportunity presented by A Nation at Risk was squandered. Instead, the nation rushed to action with little thought or analysis." Wolk
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anderscj"[Sandy] Kress asserted that a primary purpose of NCLB was to get tough with school administrators and teachers and... http://t.co/F067Ivko 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"to assume that the problem of poorly performing schools and students can be solved with threats and penalties is t... http://t.co/YxAKfN7U 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"There are undoubtedly teachers who retired long ago and didn't tell anybody." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"No Child Left Behind intended to focus on the plight of the disadvantaged, but its emphasis on increased testing a... http://t.co/g71TVGa7 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
Chapter 2
All Standards for All Students
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anderscj"More than two decades ago, proponents of standard-based accountability promoted it as the solution to mediocre edu... http://t.co/I4XLuwcz 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"We will make real progress only when we realize our problem in education is not mainly one of performance but one of design." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"To insist that all students be treated the same way, that they all study the same subject at the same time in the ... http://t.co/UAEEiXQO 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"What policymakers mandate rarely survives the journey to the classroom intact." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Instead of just demanding more 'rigor' and more math and science, we would be better off asking: What is the main ... http://t.co/mT6Nlfnc 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
If It Moves, Test It
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anderscj"a more accurate thermometer won't raise the temperature any more than better tests will increase student proficiency." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"NCLB was a boon to the testing industry, resulting in America's schoolchildren taking 56 million standardized read... http://t.co/zzWkeDxi 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Employers often complain that they have to reteach basic skills to their workers, but when asked what they would l... http://t.co/AIyNMvj4 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Only in their participation out of the classroom—in athletics, theater, music, science fairs, and creative activit... http://t.co/mMFPLsmq 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Innovative schools tend to use multiple measures to assess student learning and academic performance." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Given how little all this testing has improved education...the dollars would have been much better spent on teaching and learning." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
Make Them Take Algebra
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anderscj"Stanley Goldstein, founder of the CVS pharmacy chain, once told me, 'I have been a successful businessman for 40 y... http://t.co/8HrOCZe0 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
Wanted: Great Teachers
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anderscj"Traditionally, [professional development] comprises the college courses teachers take in the evening or the summer... http://t.co/iAMHyEv1 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"committed teachers put much more time into their work than most people realize." Wolk 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"How strange and ironic it is that teachers, whose profession is to disseminate knowledge, have so little time and ... http://t.co/9pvmIAfA 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"How can anyone believe that the goal of placing a 'good' teacher in every classroom can be achieved without changi... http://t.co/nL8VsA5V 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Not only does the present structure hide and shelter incompetence, it undermines good teaching and discourages tea... http://t.co/0F1zhgsH 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
The Quest for the Supreme Leader
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anderscj"Principals who empower their teachers and students by persuading them to participate in planning and decision maki... http://t.co/BEsRAh3B 12 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
The Dropout Epidemic
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anderscj"Obviously, saving money by reducing the dropout rate is a worthwhile goal. But our main reason for action should b... http://t.co/U8EJr3uQ 10 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"The dropout problem has become a widely publicized national issue, but unfortunately it has generated little outra... http://t.co/XZCMNuAT 10 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
Time for What?
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anderscj"To add more time to schooling without implementing the significant changes necessary to make that time productive ... http://t.co/6lh1j2cJ 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Correlation between real student learning and better test scores on standardized tests is yet to be proven." Wolk 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"A rational school improvement strategy would decide how time should be spent before addressing how much of it is needed." Wolk 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
Never Enough Money
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anderscj"Studies find that how we spend available educational resources is at least as important as how much we spend on education." Wolk 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
A New Strategy of New Schools
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anderscj"The theory of operations seems to be 'If it doesn't work, do more of it and do it harder.'" Wolk 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Large, complicated systems change only incrementally, if at all. Innovations and best practices do not spread easi... http://t.co/WEEXFZzJ 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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anderscj"Why should new ideas bear the burden of proof when the existing system is allowed to continue essentially unchange... http://t.co/aJ4R5sIG 9 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto
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