Thursday, June 21, 2012

debunking in a democracy

Isn't this supposed to be the job of our media?
Debunking schools is not bad because it is difficult.  Finding the incriminating data usually takes less than an hour.  What’s bad about it is that I know some people will misunderstand my intentions.  The reason I need to debunk miracle schools is because lawmakers use them as examples of why it is good education reform practice to close down failing schools and fire their teachers.  My purpose is to show that the good test scores, if they really have them, come at an even greater cost.  The more I can show that the ‘miracle’ schools aren’t any better than the failing schools, maybe people will be more outraged when ‘failing’ schools are shut down.
-- Gary Rubinstein

Why doesn't anyone talk about the attrition of students and teachers at high-performing charters? What happens to those other children?  Look at the decrease in children at this school, Harlem Village Academy Charter.

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