Sunday, February 23, 2014

No Child Left Behind

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace)

In the last session on the theme of "Challenges of the Next Generation", we will zoom-in on the so called fix for the American education system,  No Child Left Behind, and its successor, Common Core. 

Here is a TED Talk critical on the concept of standardized education.
Here is a student letting his state legislator know what he thinks of Common Core.

Things look bleak for US education in a competitive world, but will the next generation succeed it spite of it? There is a poll on the upper right corner of this page. Please take time to add your option on the future prospects of the Millennials.


Update 2/27/14:

Here is a link which explains the Common Core standards.

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