Yes one of the most powerful books I've ever read!! Cried and cried and determined to fight such approaches forever.
Sally On 7/1/09 7:59 PM, "Carol Lau" <c...@ca.rr.com> wrote: > I just read Learning Denied (1991) by Denny Taylor. Taylor, an > educator/researcher, documents a family's struggles with a school district. > While this is not a recent publication, I think in some ways, things have > gotten worse. I am a second grade teacher and I see the weight put on > standardized test scores, focusing on what a child/teacher/school cannot do > instead of what he/they can do. With the new emphasis on systematic phonics > and the reduction of learning to a list of subskills, everyone--teachers, > students, schools, districts--get measured and compared by arbitrary > markers. Real estate values are based on school test scores and > student/teacher/school success is seen through a narrow lens. I couldn't > help but rant a bit after reading this book tonight. Educators are caught > in the legalistic web right along with families. Anyone else read this? > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
