Though the dates, above, span some 60 years there may be more to understand, over that period of time relative to education, than at first glance. What is true is that many things have changed in society; family, job loss, world economics, technology and more.
Many of these alterations are pronoucned, many not even anticipated, and a good number of them have impacted the classroom in America. Few people could have imagined that schools would have to play such an important role in dealing with hunger issues, social welfare, and combating health concerns. No one would have predicted the extent of the homeless issue among our nation's school children.
Where does that leave us? It may just be that the American education system is better than ever. That's right, better than ever. Education today is not solely about a geometric formula, doing some push ups, learning the facts about the American Revolution and taking care of ones spelling.
I see a pronoucned shift in what is demanded of students and teachers but I don't see these groups as shirking their responsibilities. If anything, they are better than ever!
Dick
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