The Tyranny of Testing: Part 5, 2020
In the first four articles in this series (enter “the tyranny of testing 2020″ in the SMM homepage search bar) …
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The Ongoing(?) Mission
How to destroy education–and ultimately, the country–in one easy lesson: abandon its mission.
Really Reforming Education: What’s It Worth?
To those that have been paying attention, this should sound familiar:
The Tyranny Of Testing 2018, Part 5
In the first four articles in this series–-available here, here, here and here–I explored many issues relating to mandatory, high stakes testing. However, I’ve yet …
Education Problems And Solutions, Part 6–2017
The primary reason for the existence of schools is old-fashioned, direct and simple: providing the best educational opportunity possible.
Education Problems And Solutions, Part 3–2017
The first two articles in this, the updated version of this series, are: Education Problems and Solutions, Part 1–2017 Education …
Education: Problems And Solutions, Part 1–2017
In 2011, I published a seven-part series on the problems of contemporary education, and proposed solutions for them. It’s time to …
Grade Inflation: You Get What You Deserve
The American Interest recently published an article decrying rampant grade inflation in American schools. They’re right about the inflation, but …
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