What should the role of the federal government be in K-12 education? How much more funding should be given to education reform and in what major areas should it be spent?


The Federal Government plays a crucial role in ensuring civil rights and equitable distribution of funds to districts-in-need and to talented students. In the last few decades, it has become involved in issues of curriculum and assessment. While the motivation may have been praiseworthy, the results have been mixed. In many ways, the education that has been promoted is regressive; it presumes a population that was needed in the 19th or 20th century, rather than the graduates that we should want and need for the 21st century (versatile, critical and creative problem solvers, and responsible, decent, well-informed citizens). The curriculum has been increasingly narrowed to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) subjects and the assessments to multiple choice, fact-centric instruments.

C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: The Education Debate 2012 — Howard Gardner

Wow. How have I not read more by this man before now? Read the whole article - it’s encouraging, and illuminating!

Source: The Huffington Post

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