Category Archives: Diane Ravitch

Education Reform Wears Blinders – Part 1

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Bonnie Schupp

Dr. Bonnie J. Schupp, retired educator, taught in Baltimore City, Annapolis and Pasadena, Maryland. Youth Dreamers display at Artscape © Bonnie J. Schupp 2014 Trends come and go Sadly, our culture has become one with short-attention spans spurred on by … Continue reading →

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Education Reform Wears Blinders – Part 2

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Bonnie Schupp

A look at the American education system and the testing issue: The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education, by Diane Ravitch, 2011 by Basic Books, New York. There is an … Continue reading →

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