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Richard Rothstein - PFT
 
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reasons why NCLB has been a complete and utter failure.

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unachieveable goals - schools can do a better job, but the goal is not simply improving, but turning out all children to have the same achievement is setting schools up for failure.
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schools cannot close the gap b/c schools are a function of social and econimic conditions of the community.   educatonal research has found that the variations in achievement are impacted by greatly by socio-economic factors.
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no matter how good the teaching, the curriculum, the expectations... nothing overcomes the difference of home life.   the only way to impact is to provide early education intervention.

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unless we do that the achievement gap will continue to exist.
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we need to address the societal issues.

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there are vast socio-economic factors that impact ability to learn. health affects student acheivement.   low income children have 30% greater absences related to illness than ones with higher income levels.
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if you have two groups of children who are equal in every respect (teacher, curriculum, supt., etc) and one is absent 30% more, you will not get the same level of achievement.   but if school means anything you have to be present to take advantage of it.
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third big area that needs to be addressed if we are going to close the achievement gap is the kinds of after school and summer programs.

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low income students spend their time outside of school with more school, intensive drill/kill programs.   middle class kids do not, they get access to high quality programs that stretch the experience for all students.
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Rothstein is part of Broader, Bolder approach to education.   forming a PA state campaign for supporting a program that advocates for his focus areas of concern previously outlined.
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in any institution where there are multiple goals and you only hold the instituion accoutable for some of the goals of that instituion you distort the purpose and focus of the institution.
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we should be teaching more than just math and reading.
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even is the tests were good and they're not, we would still be distorting the curriculum to abandon all the other areas that do not get tested.
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unless we design an accountablility system that measures more than math and english, we will continue to watch the acheivement gap exist.
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we need to focus on all things that influence and inform the lives of children.   encourage well-rounded citizens.
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YAY, Rothstein!
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http://www.boldapproach.org/
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