Does anybody have a current subscription to City Journal? I stupidly let mine lapse (again), and the homepage keeps taunting me with the promise of a forthcoming Sol Stern piece entitled, "School Choice Isn't Enough: Instructional Reform Is The Key To Better Schools."
Of course, not reading TFA has never stopped me from opining before, so allow me just add that while I agree in theory, but in practice, instructional reform is likely impossible without choice.*
* This is the classic argumentation template for students who skipped the reading. "While I agree in theory, I think actual implementation would be rather difficult." The funny part is this was usually my conclusion after I eventually did the reading, which is probably why it worked.
oh my gosh!!
ReplyDeleteMy subscription lapsed, too.
wow
And the web site is completely different - it's great.
They used to have a huge amount of free content on the home page, didn't they??
Just last week??
I hope I downloaded the Sol Stern article on Bloomberg's various reforms.
Grading Mayoral Control
ReplyDeleteWow. Thanks for that pointer. Sol Stern is exactly on point about Bloomberg, and that's what I've been watching for years. It's sad because I was guardedly optimistic when he announced he was going to improve education in the city.
ReplyDeleteI know. Me, too. The whole thing has been extremely distressing & demoralizing. The P.R. and the unethical use of data massaging really get my goat.
ReplyDeletemake that distressing, demoralizing, and infuriating
ReplyDelete"School Choice Isn't Enough: Instructional Reform Is The Key To Better Schools."
ReplyDeleteI have said the same thing here. It's a fairly obvious point.