"I want to pivot to the one topic that almost all
candidates have failed to discuss at any length: education.
Aside from sweeping statements—college will be free for all; the CCSS will be repealed; the Department of
Education will be disbanded—we aren’t hearing a lot
from candidates about something so critical to our
democracy. Our democracy requires that all active
participants be literate to the highest levels. Yet, some—
politicians and parents—have come to believe that the
goal of education is to make kids college or career ready.
Those two goals dismiss the fact that education should be about finding and developing one’s own personal talents. Education is about the sharing of values and tradition. Education is about developing the skills needed to fulfill one’s civic responsibilities. Education is not merely about knowing; it is about becoming. It is not best measured by a test score. It is best measured by how high children come to believe they can soar. "
(excerpt from a great essay by Kylene Beers. Read the entire essay (from NCTE's Leading the Call) here: "The Consequences of Inaction"
Those two goals dismiss the fact that education should be about finding and developing one’s own personal talents. Education is about the sharing of values and tradition. Education is about developing the skills needed to fulfill one’s civic responsibilities. Education is not merely about knowing; it is about becoming. It is not best measured by a test score. It is best measured by how high children come to believe they can soar. "
(excerpt from a great essay by Kylene Beers. Read the entire essay (from NCTE's Leading the Call) here: "The Consequences of Inaction"
