Diane Ravich - Finland (Responsibility vs Accountability) "Sahlberg recognizes that Finland stands outside what he refers to as the Global Education Reform Movement, to which he appends the apt acronym GERM. GERM, he notes, is a virus that has infected not only the United States, but the United Kingdom, Australia, and many other nations. President George W. Bushs No Child Left Behind law and President Barack Obamas Race to the Top program are examples of the global education reform movement. Both promote standardized testing as the most reliable measure of success for students, teachers, and schools; privatization in the form of schools being transferred to private management; standardization of curriculum; and test-based accountability such as merit pay for high scores, closing schools with low scores, and firing educators for low scores."
Diane Ravich - Teach For America (arrogance vs modesty, humility & realism) "The problems of American education are not unsolvable, but the remedies must be rooted in reality. Schools are crucial institutions in our society and teachers can make a huge difference in changing childrens lives, but schools and teachers alone cannot cure the ills of an unequal and stratified society."
Diane Ravich
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Creating the Future We Prefer
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Views on Reform and School Transformation
Key School Transformation Strategies -
Invitational Education
Character Education
Arts Integration
High Scope - Perry Pre-School Project
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Balancing Our Economy, Our Environment, and Our Quality of Life.....
