Bluemoon_Rising
02-08-2008, 06:53 PM
Perhaps this should eventually be moved to the Education Forum. However, the emphasis here I believe to be eminently political. While I'm not convinced that Robb fully appreciates the inherent order of liberty -- the necessity of liberty for its own sake. Though not ambitious, he makes a good, practical case.
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Robert Robb
What matters most in education reform
02/08/08
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Hey, we're just getting started here, was the common thread to the reaction. The best research indicates that choice programs do produce education gains, both for participating students and those remaining in traditional schools. These programs are still young and small. Too soon to conclude that marginal improvements are all they can produce.
Besides, the choice advocates asked, how can curricular reform be achieved without choice? Can't expect it to spontaneously generate from the educational establishment. They are the ones who installed the flabby curriculum to begin with.
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That's the real appeal of choice options, the ability to get your student into an orderly classroom.
Other things matter. But the suspicion here is that order in the classroom matters most of all.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/RobertRobb/16718
azcentral.com
Robert Robb
What matters most in education reform
02/08/08
. . .
Hey, we're just getting started here, was the common thread to the reaction. The best research indicates that choice programs do produce education gains, both for participating students and those remaining in traditional schools. These programs are still young and small. Too soon to conclude that marginal improvements are all they can produce.
Besides, the choice advocates asked, how can curricular reform be achieved without choice? Can't expect it to spontaneously generate from the educational establishment. They are the ones who installed the flabby curriculum to begin with.
. . .
That's the real appeal of choice options, the ability to get your student into an orderly classroom.
Other things matter. But the suspicion here is that order in the classroom matters most of all.
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/RobertRobb/16718