EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education

“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)

EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education

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Monday, October 15, 2012

NJ Advocates to Secretary Duncan: NJ’S NCLB Waiver Will Harm Schools Serving Our Neediest Children | Save Our Schools NJ

Education Week: Two Lives Diverged

Daily Kos: Save Unsuccessful Charter Schools (SUCS), Now!

Shifting to second half of course

Thursday, October 11, 2012

America's Report Card 2012: Children in the US | First Focus

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Shanker Blog » NCLB And The Institutionalization Of Data Interpretation

Can schools really reform society?

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Things educators could say but don’t

Monday, October 8, 2012

‘Your women are oppressed, but ours are awesome’: How Nicholas Kristof and Half the Sky use women against each other | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity | Psychology Today

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

This Week in Poverty: The Invisibles in Mississippi and the US | The Nation

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Daily Kos: On "Reform" and the "Public" in Education

What is Wendy Kopp talking about? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

When 4th Graders ask the BIG questions...: 10 weeks of NO HOMEWORK - 10 observations

Guest column: Meredith was fearless in the face of evil » The Commercial Appeal