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Archive for February, 2015

What Politics Has Done to Education

Thursday, February/02/2015

This poem concisely sums up the current state of education across the nation. These two highly intelligent, observant and insightful poets correctly point out how the system has been perverted to the point of uselessness all in the name of corporate profits, privatization and propaganda.

Let’s hope that they go on to replace the profit-only seeking idiots that are currently dismantling public education for a quick buck.

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Standardized Testing: Be the Widget!

Tuesday, February/02/2015
Standardized Testing Fail

Cartoon by Clay Bennett

 

Yes, it’s still true; standardized, one-size-fits-all testing is a failure and never will meet the needs of a diverse student population. How long are we supposed to support this money-for-big-data ponzi scheme?

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