Education Articles Flashcards
Rossell -flawed requirements of LEP kids for NCLB
theoretically, white-black achievement gap can be eliminated, but LEP is impossible
they are defined as not being able to read english at a proficient level, so once they can, they are removed from the group.
also, problem with starting points-good school could get worse and still pass… vice versa for bad schools.
Carnevale - Education and the Economy
we arent best educated, but pretty good.
american standards have huge variations from state to state unlike other countries
we can get away with not being the smartest though cause we have such a large workforce/economy
our labor market is flexible in hiring and paying so we boost jobs and income
in order to hold our place, we will need to improve education, though
Hanushek - Education and the Economy
we do poorly on PISA (Program for international student assessment)
this directly relates to our labor-force and is related to national growth
other qualities of our eceonomy has masked the importance of Ed.
students in other countries get more schooling
although are higher education is the best, we need to focus on better schools to be more productive in the long-run
give incentives to students and get better quality students
Steinburg- Plan B: Skip College
many who go to college dont wind up getting a degree so we should push those students to different options instead like vocational training or career training
only 7 of the 30 jobs expected to grow the most require a bachelor’s degree
its more important to learn how to behave and communicate in the workplace
evne those with some college experience are more likely to make more money, though
Paris- Scapegoats, schools, and skills
ever since nation at risk came out in the 80s, the rhetoric has been for reform but a lot of the decline in the economy was not education but trade and union policies
average years in school have increased as the economy has declined!!!!
schools arent creating the human capital businesses need!!!
americans are overqualified for their jobs
there is also a business/government failure: mindless credentialism from signaling decives of college degrees
we put more money into higher ed unlike our competitors
Bracey - what if education broke out all over?
if all children learned, society would fall apart because people wouldnt want to do the hard jobs
we already have too many educated people
manufacturing jobs have decreased by 3 million since 1979
the productivity of the American worker is actually the highest in the world and growing
salary doubles with every step in education
Rothstein-
1983 a nation at risk set country on crusade that did more harm than good
it was flawed in saying achievement was decling, that it was the schools fault, and didn’t look at any other socioeconomic institutions
in the 70s, math scores actually went up
most damage has been done in narrowing the curriculm because of NCLB
we force teachers to teach to a script
instead, we should focus on the honest of our capital market, our fiscal policy, and infastructure
technology has de-skilled many jobs, but only 22 percent of available jobs will require a college degree in the future.
