Chapters 3 and 4 deal a lot with standardize testing.With standardize testing, schools the government wants to improve education by making sure that students meet a certain requirement. Schools and teachers have been adjusting their ways in order for students to pass these tests, but I feel that takes away from a real education. Instead of teaching so children can learn, teachers are teaching so that the school, themselves, and the kids look good. We need a better system to replace the system of standardize testing we have now. What is the government and board of education doing to improve this, if they’re doing anything at all?
The ideas in chapter 4 about education being placed in the hands of citizens, rather than rely on members of a board, is a somewhat good idea. Its a good idea because parents and other ordinary people should have a say in something that affects not only their kids, but others as well. Implementing this would be progress made in fixing the schooling system and making it better in my opinion. With that being said, how do you think we could put this idea into the education system? and what do you think of its succession percentage?
