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Failing Our Children: No Child Left behind Undermines Quality and Equity in Education

Guisbond & Neill

2004

An argument against the implementation of No Child Left Behind and "standardized test scores at any cost" culture.

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Traci Nicole Smith A black and white photo of a white woman with blond hair.

Traci resides in New Orleans and have a PhD in Special Education. In 2019, she formed The Educational Epistolary, a consultancy focused on navigating education through a spiritual lens.

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Reimagining public middle schools in Western Michigan.

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Listening and learning from 400+ young people & educators.

Monte Syrie

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Monte's motto: Do. Reflect. Do Better. HS ELA Teacher, Project 180 Founder.

You Can…Until You Can’t

February 22, 2019

Can they turn that in late? Can they retake the test? Can they use resources? Can they demonstrate differently? In many classrooms, yes. But in the “other many,” kids confront cannots.

Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Grade

January 17, 2019

We give our kids opportunities to show, to demonstrate that they are growing, that they are learning. And then, at some point, the chase has to come to an end, and we have to try to make sense of it all. We have to turn it into a grade. But…

Lies on Their Shoulders

January 10, 2019

Whether we think it or say it, when we warn kids with the “real world,” it is an affront to their existence, to their humanity, to their reality.

The Way of Things

December 11, 2018

Somewhere along the way we got our wires crossed. What I expected and what she thought I wanted were two different things, and, consequently, it affected her performance.

Work's Worth

November 20, 2018

And while I didn’t always appreciate the lessons from work when I was younger, I proudly acknowledge the impact they had on shaping the person I am today. Hard work matters.

A Different Sort

November 7, 2018

Maybe instead of clinging to the “some-win-and-some-lose” approach to education, we should embrace the “all-need” approach.

I think there's a common misconception that school is the only thing that matters. And the school system makes a lot of people feel like if they're not doing the best academically or kind of meeting the limit, then maybe they're not going to do as well later in life or maybe there's something wrong with them. I feel like that's a whole, really incorrect kind of idea that's perpetuated by the school system.

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