Several years ago, in an article for Kappan Magazine, Two Roads Diverge for American Education, I wrote, “We are at a fork in the road in American education. At this moment, we have to choose which road to travel — and that choice will make all the difference.” My view of the two roads remains constant: […]
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How school reform preserves the ‘status quo’ — and what real change would look like
If you follow the education policy debate at all, you know that critics are often called “defenders of the status quo” by people pushing market-based school reforms. Here is a piece about why it is actually the reforms that are preserving the status quo — and what real reform would actually look like. How school […]
Next Generation Science Standards: Generating a Wave or a Ripple?
“Taken together, the framework and science standards have the potential to generate a wave of improvement, but only if we prevent their promise from crashing on the rocky shores of high-stakes, all-purpose testing………..Decisions about high-stakes assessment of science and engineering will determine whether the new standards generate a wave of improvement or just another ripple […]
New Standards in Science: Is This Train Bound for Glory or the Same Old Story?
This article accompanied the release of the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards and was published in Education Week on May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012 Physics teaches us that speed, acceleration, direction of movement, and time are all relative to a reference point. This principle, related to objects and motion, is […]
Why Are Education Innovations Always Slip Slidin’ Away
Why are Education Innovations Always Slip Slidin’ Away? Slip slidin’ away Slip slidin’ away You know the nearer your destination The more you’re slip slidin’ away- Paul Simon If market-force strategies won’t work, what will? How can we generate innovations that successfully address persistent achievement gaps? How do we get to depth, dispersal and institutionalization…. innovations […]
Two Roads Diverge for American Education
Two Roads Diverge for American Education Published in Kappan Magazine, February 1, 2011 The full article is available as pdf here: http://cl9wc6lx6z.scholar.serialssolutions.com/?sid=google&auinit=AH&aulast=Camins&atitle=Two+roads+diverge+for+American+education&title=Phi+Delta+Kappan&volume=92&issue=5&date=2011&spage=44&issn=0031-7217 We are at a fork in the road in American education. At this moment, we have to choose which road to travel — and that choice will make all the difference….. The rush […]
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