Interversity Quotes"I think it's time to ask the Standardistos: Where's the test for compassion? For honesty? For curiosity? For moral commitment? Until they can answer, let's tell them to shut up." —Susan Ohanian (One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards) Interversity ProjectsEchoes of Orwell:The purpose of this webforum is to promote a lively discussion among students and faculty alike about George Orwell's 1984 and the parallels or echoes found in today's society. |
[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Julian Bond on NCLB testing
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, speaking in Topeka, Kansas, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Brown decision, observed, Today minority children face inequalities in school spending, and more - they face what Jonathan Kozol calls "punitive testing and accountability agendas" imposed by the No Child Left Behind Act. Schools have adopted a "grill and drill curriculum" that substitutes learning by rote and teaching to the test for the transmission of critical thinking from teacher to pupil. [i] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [i] Jonathan Kozol, The Nation, May 3, 2004. Monty Neill, Ed.D. Executive Director FairTest 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-864-4810 fax 617-497-2224 monty@fairtest.org http://www.fairtest.org
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