Comments on: Eich bin ein Reformer http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/12/12/eich-bin-ein-reformer/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:37:16 -0500 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/12/12/eich-bin-ein-reformer/comment-page-1/#comment-5052 Rachel Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:02:43 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1624#comment-5052 I found Darling-Hammond's letter welcome push-back against the tendency of right-of-center, anti-union, pro-NCLB policy types to try to monopolize the term "reform." One of the real problems with that view of reform is that it defines almost everyone who works in actual schools (except for a few favored charter schools) as part of the status quo and therefore not worth listing to -- which tosses out a lot of insight and expertise. I found Darling-Hammond’s letter welcome push-back against the tendency of right-of-center, anti-union, pro-NCLB policy types to try to monopolize the term “reform.”

One of the real problems with that view of reform is that it defines almost everyone who works in actual schools (except for a few favored charter schools) as part of the status quo and therefore not worth listing to — which tosses out a lot of insight and expertise.

]]> By: Crimson Wife http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/12/12/eich-bin-ein-reformer/comment-page-1/#comment-5050 Crimson Wife Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:28:06 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1624#comment-5050 There's also an <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/EDEU14MI4H.DTL" rel="nofollow">op-ed in today's San Francisco Chronicle</a> by Dr. Deborah Stipek of Stanford's Grad. School of Ed. touting Dr. Darling-Hammond as an education reformer. There’s also an op-ed in today’s San Francisco Chronicle by Dr. Deborah Stipek of Stanford’s Grad. School of Ed. touting Dr. Darling-Hammond as an education reformer.

]]> By: Claus http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/12/12/eich-bin-ein-reformer/comment-page-1/#comment-5046 Claus Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:27:09 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1624#comment-5046 Darling-Hammond's recent most recent responses to TFA have been more nuanced and less "harsh" than many bloggers and journalists acknowledge. Darling-Hammond’s recent most recent responses to TFA have been more nuanced and less “harsh” than many bloggers and journalists acknowledge.

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