A sensible set of arguments by Diane Ravitch. If you don’t read the whole article this quote will help you to get the point:
“If we really cared about improving the education of all students, we would give teachers the autonomy to tailor instruction to meet the needs of the children in front of them and to write their own tests. We would insist that students in every school had an equal opportunity to learn in well-maintained schools, in classes of reasonable size taught by expert teachers.”
Let’s focus on closing the gaps in educational opportunities that are pervasive throughout America today.
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