I’m Confused

by Robert Pondiscio
September 4th, 2009

Posted in Assessment and Testing, accountability | 6 Comments »

When 97% of New York City schools get As and Bs on their report cards, it’s proof accountability works.  When 98% of teachers get satisfactory ratings, it’s proof there’s no accountability.

What Would Socrates Say?

by Robert Pondiscio
September 4th, 2009

Posted in Education News | 4 Comments »

My greatest fear about 21st century education is that Socrates’ humility will be turned on its head. The noted philosopher once said, “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.” My fear is that instead of knowing nothing except the fact of our own ignorance, we will know everything except the fact of our own ignorance. Google has given us the world at our fingertips, but speed and ubiquity are not the same as actually knowing something.

Peter W. Cookson Jr.’s article “What Would Socrates Say?” in the new issue of Educational Leadership.