EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education: November 2018

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Critically analyze Ron Clark's "Essential 55" rules

For an exercise on dominance and clueless presumptions masquerading as best practice, critically analyze Ron Clark's "Essential 55" rules. See attached image. Easier to read PDF at https://t.co/uKolSf9foz. New addition to my PD work. pic.twitter.com/62zJ9kcauN
— Paul Gorski (@pgorski) November 4, 2018

'School is very oppressive’: why home-schooling is on the rise

“Arts of the Possible,” Adrienne Rich (2001)

Universal public education has two possible—and contradictory—missions. One is the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization. The other is the perpetuation of a class system dividing an elite, nominally “gifted” few, tracked from an early age, from a very large underclass essentially to be written off as alienated from language and science, from poetry and politics, from history and hope—toward low-wage temporary jobs. The second is the direction our society has taken. The results are devastating in terms of the betrayal of a generation of youth. The loss to the whole of society is incalculable. (p. 162)

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Sunday, November 4, 2018

Critically analyze Ron Clark's "Essential 55" rules

'School is very oppressive’: why home-schooling is on the rise