tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post8760574107604497721..comments2023-12-04T20:54:23.989-08:00Comments on Gene V Glass: Apple Inc. Buys Another School DistrictUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post-60990968787592920922014-05-16T08:06:43.052-07:002014-05-16T08:06:43.052-07:00This anecdotal report exemplifies an important con...This anecdotal report exemplifies an important consequence of the Federal-Corporate "Race to the Top" initiative. El-Hi education in the US has advanced from a matter of local interest to a matter of national interest. The anecdote is being replicated with variations in schools throughout the US in a natural experiment.<br /><br />"New standards" necessitate "new tests," which necessitate "new computers." The thing is though, the new standards and tests are technically no different than the old standards and tests. But bringing "computers" into the narrative makes for a whole different story.<br /><br />These parents asked "policy questions" that one would think policy makers, corporate executives, and educational administrators at federal, state, and local levels would have asked and answered. But obviously, that didn't happen. <br /><br />The good news is that there will be no "educational disaster." The Fed-Corp "educational reform" has been fueled by bumper sticker slogans: "No Child Left Behind" and "Race to the Top." The initiative has done little or nothing to improve instruction--"that's up to teachers." We'll still teach with the best teachers we have, and they'll still be teaching the best kids our parents can provide.<br /><br />The "bust" will be in the narrative that has fueled "educational reform" since the 1980's. That will be a blessing rather than a disaster for kids, teachers, and parents. <br /><br />We ain't seen nuthin yet.Dick Schutzhttp://ssrn.com/author=1199505noreply@blogger.com