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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Sunday, April 21, 2013

The First Testing Race to the Top - NYTimes.com

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

NOW | A Tribute To Kurt Vonnegut | PBS - YouTube

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Education "Reform" with David Sirota - YouTube

The Death and Life of the Great American School System - YouTube

Monday, December 3, 2012

Daily Kos: The Ignored Lessons of Education Reform

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Some Schools Now Track Students Like Prisoners | Psychology Today

Daily Kos: The CCSS Stampede: Trampling Why, What, How We Teach

Friday, November 30, 2012

When Disinformation is Fueled by Misinformation! CHANCELLOR TISCH, YOU ARE WRONG! « School Finance 101

Moving Beyond the Polarized Debate - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Digging Into Our 'Disagreements' on Schools - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Moving Beyond the Polarized Debate - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Daily Kos: Misreading Customer Satisfaction, Compromise in Education Reform

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources by Karen Rosenberg

Alfie Kohn: 'Achievement' at the Expense of 'Learning' -- at School and at Home | Education on GOOD

Monday, November 26, 2012

Shanker Blog » A Case Against Assigning Single Ratings To Schools