The lead for EW is about the argument over reform. EW says that the world tends to be divide between those who want reform and those who do not. Really? It is so easy when there are only two jelly beans to choose from. The rest of the flavors are terrible anyway. Right?
While I can understand the arguments that the article is making, I believe that the biggest problem is not about the charter schools or, the testing or, the teachers, it's all about the contact time with a qualified and engaged teacher. Period.
How well is Korea doing? They out rank us in college degrees and certificates per 100 persons. They are number one and out rank us by 12 points on the number of young adults in college.
We do need reform to be and stay competitive globally. However, we do not need the kinds of reform that are currently on the table for debate. We need to have more contact time with our students, we need to make education a priority again!
Are you making the claim that Korea's lead over us has significant effect in some way? The question is what? How does their superior performance on testing manifest economically or politically?
ReplyDeleteIs the reason for the success of students in Finland, China, Singapore and Korea due to length of time in classroom and teacher quality?