A Hindrance or Helpful?

 In the past I have made my point that the so called 'reformers' might be less inclined to reform in the name of strengthening public education.    In short, I have seen enough 'reform' that seems to indicate that harm has been rendered to public education.

Of course any changes in public education, either from within or without, can be seen as being a hindrance or helpful to teaching and learning.    So, that being said, changes should be viewed not as purely as a hindrance or helpful to teaching and learning.    There is always nuance.

My intent in this series of blogs is to try to make sense of what is taking place in public education where teachers are feeling beat up, parents are raising mayhem at school board meetings and the proliferation of edicts from on high knows no bounds.  

And the changes we'll look at aren't simply involved in the structuring of public schools.   The changes are many and run deep.

Dick