When School Reform Goes Wrong
In this much-needed volume, Nel Noddings uses her extensive experience at every level of schooling to challenge the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Noddings invites readers to think critically about the ideas underlying NCLB, the reform movement that shaped it, and the processes it has put into play. She considers such questions as, Is money the answer to raising test scores? Are failing schools mainly attended by poor children, or are all of our schools failing? Do all students need courses...
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In this much-needed volume, Nel Noddings uses her extensive experience at every level of schooling to challenge the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Noddings invites readers to think critically about the ideas underlying NCLB, the reform movement that shaped it, and the processes it has put into play. She considers such questions as, Is money the answer to raising test scores? Are failing schools mainly attended by poor children, or are all of our schools failing? Do all students need courses in advanced mathematics, physics, and chemistry? Should special education students be expected to meet the same standards as regular students? Does one standard curriculum serve the needs and interests of all students? Does our current system of schooling undermine the democracy it should support?
A Prefatory Note viiIntroduction 1School Reform 9The First Reform Movement 9A Second Reform Movement 12Today's Reform Movement 13No Child Left Behind 14Educational and Philosophical Differences 15A Closer Look at Recent Preform 16Words 20Lanaguage to Dissemble 20Political Correctness 23The Language of Reform 25Equality 28Equality as Sameness 28Equal Opportunity 34Accountability 38Responsibility 39Accountability and Learning 41Accountability and Health and Safety 47Standards 50Content Standards 50Performance Standards 57Opportunity-to-Learn Standards 60Testing 64Testing and Intellectual Growth 64High Stakes 67Waste and Corruption 71Choice 73School Choice 73Real Choice 75The Moral ofthe Story 79Bibliography 85Index 87About the Author 93
