Education

proud2BlibKansan

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5. Wow. This really nails it.

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:30 AM

Oct 2012

If the United States cannot rank first in the world in minimizing the percentage of its population living in poverty, why would any rational person believe that the nation would be first in the world in educational achievement? There is, after all, abundant evidence that these types of social indicators are strongly associated with educational achievement.

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Education And The Politics Of Shaming [View all] proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 OP

Demoralization Of Teachers wcast Oct 2012 #1

Sorry, link did not post wcast Oct 2012 #2

Wow. This really nails it. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #5

+1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 #12

Right wingers want to pretend that poverty and racism don't matter. wildeyed Oct 2012 #3

The point you just made brings it all together We People Oct 2012 #7

Sadly, it isn't just right-wingers. Reader Rabbit Oct 2012 #8

+1 We People Oct 2012 #9

I saw that it was more testing mania. wildeyed Oct 2012 #10

+1 HiPointDem Oct 2012 #13

I think we put too much emphasis on processing skills. savebigbird Nov 2012 #15

I've been reading this poem with my students: knitter4democracy Oct 2012 #4

+1 LWolf Oct 2012 #6

I know a lot of teachers who are waiting for 25 or 30 years' service to retire. Igel Oct 2012 #11

Education and The Politics of Shaming GMR Transcription Nov 2012 #14

Bully Politics of Education Reform savebigbird Nov 2012 #16