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The danger of blaming schools for economic woes
- 09-21-2010
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Guest blog by George Wood
It’s funny how the start of school also marks the unofficial start of the fall campaign season. What isn’t funny is how so many politicians running for office blame kids for our faltering economy. It’s an all too familiar story—when America has a problem, we blame often choose the blame the victim. That seems to be exactly what is being done in the rhetoric on the campaign trail these days. If only our schools would improve, the economy would too. If kids study harder and get better grades and test scores, somehow this will make everything all right. Nonsense. We have heard this blather before. Remember “A Nation At Risk” and the rising tide of mediocrity that threatened the American way of life? (more…)
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