http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/01/29/nclb-nation-at-risk-vs-sandia-report/ What should school look like in the 21st Century? Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:02:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/01/29/nclb-nation-at-risk-vs-sandia-report/comment-page-1/#comment-3310 James Sigler Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:24:39 +0000 http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/01/29/nclb-nation-at-risk-vs-sandia-report/#comment-3310 Wes, I had not heard of the Sandia Report either until I read about it in Edutopia. It is hard to find. Does it's lack of publicity mean a lack of media will or a lack of truth? I suspect that the attempt to bury it and forget it worked. However, one must examine conspiracy theories carefully. Evidence of truth is sometimes nonexistent. "But I found it on the internet. Doesn't that make it true?" It looks true, but it would be interesting to hear what others have heard. Wes,
I had not heard of the Sandia Report either until I read about it in Edutopia. It is hard to find. Does it’s lack of publicity mean a lack of media will or a lack of truth? I suspect that the attempt to bury it and forget it worked. However, one must examine conspiracy theories carefully. Evidence of truth is sometimes nonexistent. “But I found it on the internet. Doesn’t that make it true?” It looks true, but it would be interesting to hear what others have heard.

]]> http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/01/29/nclb-nation-at-risk-vs-sandia-report/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Wesley Fryer Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:44:21 +0000 http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/01/29/nclb-nation-at-risk-vs-sandia-report/#comment-3309 Wow. I'm sheepish to admit I had never heard of the Sandia Report before, much less read it. I am certainly aware that "Nation at Risk" was used (and continues to be used, since it fits a historic pattern) to discredit public education and advance a political agenda which-- in addition to getting people and a particular party elected and keeping them in power, also aspires (I fear) to privatize public education or at least open the coffers of public education wider so that commercial interests can further capitalize on the financial opportunities available via the dollars we spend for public education. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Wow. I’m sheepish to admit I had never heard of the Sandia Report before, much less read it. I am certainly aware that “Nation at Risk” was used (and continues to be used, since it fits a historic pattern) to discredit public education and advance a political agenda which– in addition to getting people and a particular party elected and keeping them in power, also aspires (I fear) to privatize public education or at least open the coffers of public education wider so that commercial interests can further capitalize on the financial opportunities available via the dollars we spend for public education. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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