likewise it’s not just ed hirsch, it’s hirsch’s handshake with corporate reformers
there were a couple of citations about the classical model in the yale report bibliography
it’s not just about the classical model, it’s the classical handshake with corporate ed reform
am interested to see whether this affects AP US Gov—if, nationwide, the course will be in compliance
same with science of reading
and policymakers
if the reformers look at a model and say ”we can work with this,” i probably would take issue with the underlying philosophy, but i do think it’s important to separate them
We have always had a balance: genre requirements for each course and recommended text lists, but teachers are free to make choices based on professional judgement. Individual students/parents able to request alternatives. Structured, but not standardized in a hard, uniform way.
This is also an American dream.
This should not be a controversial statement in blue city school districts…and yet it is, as administrators are dead set against it