You’ve heard about all the disadvantages of teaching to standardized tests or assessments. Some educators use the content and skills that will be on a standardized test to plan classroom instruction. It narrows instruction to only what’s on the test. Once instruction is focused on the test, the creativity and dynamism of teaching is reduced. Read More
Language is a contentious issue in education. Not only does language announce membership in a language group, a culture, a religion or nativity in a geographical area, language is connected to ideas about citizenship. Citizenship is central to the concept of mass schooling. Mass schooling is, literally, the education of the masses. More than 75% Read More