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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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pledge of Allegiance

Monday, October 17, 2011

Think tanks and credible sources

Friday, October 14, 2011

for the love of learning: Rewarding & punishing students for test scores

A Model T education test in the Internet age | PressDemocrat.com

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Paradoxes of the Finland Phenomenon | Ecology of Education

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

What Can We Learn From Finland? - Bridging Differences - Education Week

A new look at the CREDO charter school study - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Schools gave students perks based on test scores - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Student IDs that reveal test scores deemed illegal | students, school, cards - News - The Orange County Register

Monday, October 10, 2011

An Interview With Henry Giroux: Youth Movement in a Culture of Hopelessness | Truthout

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Questions Left Unasked

Friday, September 30, 2011

Views: Classroom Styles - Inside Higher Ed

2011: Diane Ravitch | The Riley Institute at Furman

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Corporate Media and Larry Summers Team Up to Gut Public Education: Beyond Education for Illiteracy, Vulgarity and a Culture of Cruelty | Truthout