Saturday, January 18, 2014
Ideological indoctrination and successful public education don't mix
The way to fix badly failing high schools in high-poverty urban areas is NOT to introduce an ideological theme, whether it is left- or right-wing. Students at this beleaguered high school were subject to a "social justice" approach which included out-of-state field trips to explore civil rights issues. As this was going on, achievement test scores fell. Needless to say, that principal is no longer there. Where do they find these people?
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According to Mike Adams in his Letters to a young progressive, " ...our only obligation is to provide people with equal opportunity. We are not obliged to guarantee everyone an equal outcome". IMHO, the progressives' "social justice" efforts have only contributed to the dumbing down of education and society. It's no surprise this principle's approach offered little toward academic growth.
ReplyDelete44: Thanks, agreed!
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