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Monday, November 1, 2010

Outrage at Banning Spelling Tests

Jay Mathews has penned a great piece about education reform and the seeming disappearance of "distributed practice":

This is just another case of K-12 progressive educators devaluing the basics, putting down spelling tests. He is a close student of the evolution of American education practices, and often warns of the deterioration of standards.

The documentary "Waiting for Superman," is yet another call for K-12 school reform aimed at closing the gap between academic achievers and non-achievers and promoting what an assistant superintendent in my school district once oxymoronically labeled "mass excellence."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2010/10/murdering_spelling.html

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