The Nation’s Report Card–bad grades
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released “highlights” of the 2019 score results, clearly a euphemism, for “lowlights” would be a more appropriate term.Unfortunately, the...Concerns about Education in the time of “the virus”
What is the primary goal of American education? According to the US Department of Education, it is to “build a solid foundation for learning for all children.” Notice the absolute word “all” in the statement. At the current time, this goal is not being addressed. The...Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning
Public school students from K-12 will experience a multitude of negative effects of the pandemic far beyond this year and the next. Aside from learning loss, many students are suffering social and psychological damage from school closures. Children who suffered...“Happy Father’s Day?” Whose Father?
And now, for something completely different! We await the consequences of the virus for American education. How will schools across the country reopen in the fall? In a past post, I’ve suggested that school closures...