Snap Shot Reflection

Review the following link from KET’s One to One with Bill Goodman:
http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?nola=konon+000918

In this segment, Bill speaks with Diane Ravitch, a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University. She is also winner of this year’s University of Louisville Grawmeyer Award in Education.

Snap Shot Reflection:

Dr. Ravitch shares many concerns and insights in regard to Federal initiatives in education. She offers her perspective based upon an “insiders” view. She exposes problems in education as well as provides suggestions for improvements for American’s educational leaders.

1. Pick 3 problems shared by Dr. Ravitch that resonated with you. Provide a brief explanation of each and rationale for your selection.
2. Pick 3 suggestions for improvements made by Dr. Ravitch. Provide a brief explanation of each, include your opinion about her suggestions and support your opinion with rationale and research that you have found in the articles that you have read thus far in the course.

preview of the answer..

According to Diane Ravitch, charter schools are the most poorly performing schools. Attending a charter is almost like not going to school at all. She explains that, students in charter schools are provided with computers and don’t bother whether the student logs on or not as the teachers are still paid and the company that supplies is also paid. This is somewhat the most outrageous curriculum in the state of Ohio. The government have privatized public school which has made education to be seen as a business opportunity. This has made education to lose its ..

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