By Lance Izumi In his first big education speech earlier this month, President Barack Obama tried to show that he is a reformer, and not a shell for the education special interests that dominate the Democratic Party. While he had a few worthwhile ideas, others sounded good until one turned to the details. “What’s required is ...
1. A political system, involving such institutions as "universal suffrage, recurring elections, responsibility of those who are in political power to the voters..." 2. Government by the consent of the governed. 3. An educational process. 4. An educational principle. 5. An educational system, one in which all participate in making the decision and all make contributions to the ...
Are students unique? Is each and every human being different? Do we excel and delight in different things or are we each the same? Are we so similar that it's just a matter of making all education the same? Should education instruct everyone as if we are the same; rather than adjusting for unique variations? Despite ...
http://www.kipp.org/01/whatisakippschool.cfm Recently the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, praised KIPP schools for what they are doing for urban students. The basics, i.e. Five Pillars, are as follows... 1. High Expectations. KIPP schools have clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct that make no excuses based on the students' backgrounds. 2. Choice & Commitment. ...
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