Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Commentary: NCLB and Developing Citizenship

An interesting commentary/perspective...


Opinion: NCLB leaves citizenship behind. Standardized tests encourage standardized thinking, psychologist Barbara M. Stock writes. Policies that pressure students to memorize a single right answer rather than ask questions or think critically is a major step backward. Education Week (premium article access compliments of Edweek.org) (10/16)

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