tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post1458745706175640137..comments2024-02-01T01:06:24.307-08:00Comments on Speaking of Education: Platitudes are not answers...oh, and what's the question?Andrew Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02916107897031979364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post-1520114458980458132014-03-22T08:05:35.418-07:002014-03-22T08:05:35.418-07:00Jeffrey,
I understand the impulse, but saying that...Jeffrey,<br />I understand the impulse, but saying that low expectations have become institutionalized is a broad generalization. Anecdotally, I can easily show otherwise--the 8th grade norm (in my state, anyway) for math now is Algebra, with the highest achieving taking Geometry, whereas 30 years ago, Algebra was for the highest achieving 8th graders; school is much more intensive than it was when I went through, etc.<br /><br />But anecdotes are no nearer the truth than broad generalizations. So let me take your point. The answers people are offering (Gates' points above) may not address the problem. The reasons for this are complicated, maybe requiring a book instead of a blog post. Maybe I'll write one.<br />Andrew Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916107897031979364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176901787520886426.post-88570281794953636222011-03-11T17:19:00.233-08:002011-03-11T17:19:00.233-08:00Doesn't it beg the question can institutions c...Doesn't it beg the question can institutions change or adapt? Education is definitely an institution, but what has happened is low expectations has become institutionalized.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917152353615819107noreply@blogger.com