by Diane Ravitch
I read this because a close friend suggested that I use it for my class. Damn, I hate it when I have to tell him that he is right. Smeg! The only reason I am not curled up in a whole crying about the coming apocalypse brought to us by stupid people is that it isn’...
Some excellent arguments for educational change are made, although overall this book has to be taken with a grain of salt. Ms. Ravitch is highly controversial having supported/constructed Bush's disastrous No Child Left Behind policy. I do give her credit for changing her viewpoint and in seeing ho...
I really like the story of Diane Ravitch re-thinking her views on education and in many ways reversing course. Having experienced suburban and inner-city public, charter and affluent and urban private schools over the past 10 year, I especially appreciate how the history and analysis in this book i...
Well, this is fabulous! Ravitch reviews the past twenty years or so of education reforms, and why they suck so much. What I've learned so far: it is too easy for everyone to choose a magic bullet, something that is offered to improve test scores across the board, particularly efforts that will close...
LATEST UPDATE - 5/22/2012 - new link at bottomThis book should be required reading for every person with a child in public school, for every person who was educated in public schools, for every person who offers an opinion on what should be done with our public schools, for every politician who offe...
Actually giving one star to this combination of regret and restatement of the obvious is being generous. Ravitch basically spent her time in the 80s and early 90s promoting the testing and "choice" trends that now dominate a lot of the education establishment. She basically now had a change of heart...
Ravitch is right on in her criticisms of education policies and her ideas what can be done to repair a crippled system.
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