Delaware gets failing grades in education from the US Chamber of Commerce? And the News Journal completely misses the point? Whod have seen that coming? Naturally the News Journal uses those grades to argue for more Vision Network, Rodel-style education reforms like the ongoing (need I say thuggish?) DOE attempt to take over six Wilmington elementary schools. The reality is that--even if you accept the US Chamber of Commerce as an objective evaluator--these stats are a complete CONDEMNATION of Rodel-style education reform and high-stakes testing. Consider, please ... Delaware also received an F for employing technology to provide quality instruction and personalized learning. Thats because weve spent millions more on testing computers than on technology for teaching. Digging deeper into the report, Delaware got a D for the states academic achievement since 2007. It got a C for the same category and time frame for low-income and minority students. Wow. During the period 2007-2014 what have been the two leading trends in education in Delaware? The Vision Network and high-stakes testing. Theyve run the show, even landed one of their own as the Secretary of Education ... and the report is in: they failed. SPIN is the art of reframing reality when you were wrong to make it look like you were correct. This is SPIN. The WNJ receives a report that says corporate education reform in this state has been a monumental failure over the past decade, and SPINS that as a mandate for ... more of the same. Are you listening? delawareonline/story/opinion/editorials/2014/09/12/take-poor-grades-seriously/15537227/
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:03:19 +0000
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