Educational Readings
As covered in an article below, the re-election of President Obama
doesn’t sterilise the GERMS from the US education scene. The “Race to the Top”
programme is still alive and well, and so the battle continues. This has
obvious implications for the anti-GERM battles in Australia and New Zealand.
I welcome suggested articles, so if you come across a gem, email it
to me at allan.alach@ihug.co.nz.
This week’s homework!
Ohanian:
Putting a test on computer doesn’t make it up-to-date
Susan Ohanian is another very active
anti-GERM campaigner in the USA. Another expert for the power brokers to
ignore… This article is timely, given
the corporate funded drive towards online education. New Zealand readers may
like to consider e-asTTle
in this light. Note that this
is another bequest to NZ education from John Hattie.
The
Future of Teaching?
Diane Ravitch commenting on the projected
future of teaching in US if present trends continue. Another chance to play
‘spot the similarities’ with other countries.
Why
is PISA getting such a bad rap lately?
PISA should be ignored, for many reasons.
Amongst these is the fact that countries are rated on the basis of results in
one test per subject - sounds familiar?
THE EUGENICS OF STANDARDIZATION
“Could it be that Standardization is another vehicle for
segregation, gender bias, socio-economic division, height, weight, physical
ability, special needs. . . Wait! That's getting scarily like the
eugenics of days past. “
Where
Are The Poets and Where is Einstein?
Examining the trend to drop the non- tested
subjects such as the arts and science and music and so on.
A
call for President Obama to change course on education
We must not lose sight of the GERM focus in
the White House.
Psst: Heard the one about the National Pupil Database?
Thought not
A concerning story
from England, matching similar stories from USA. Something to look forward to
arriving down under?
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