About the Author
Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. From 1991 to 1993, she was an Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. She was responsible for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education (Ravitch, 2013). As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001 (Ravitch, 2013). She is the author of many books, which include the Reign of Error. In addition, she has edited fourteen books. She has written more than 500 articles and reviews for scholarly and popular publications. She is an honorary life trustee of the New York Public Library and a former Guggenheim Fellow. She was a member …show more content…
I believe that test scores are not the best way to identify the best teachers. According to Hall and Hord (2015) Change Principle 4: Organization Adopt Change-Individuals Implement Change, an entire organization does not change until each member has changed. Even when the change is introduced to every member of the organization at the same time, the rate of learning to make the change and of developing skill and competence in using it will vary individually. Some people will grasp the new way immediately, although most will need some additional time, and a few will avoid making the change for a very long time (Hall & Hord,
Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. From 1991 to 1993, she was an Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. She was responsible for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education (Ravitch, 2013). As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001 (Ravitch, 2013). She is the author of many books, which include the Reign of Error. In addition, she has edited fourteen books. She has written more than 500 articles and reviews for scholarly and popular publications. She is an honorary life trustee of the New York Public Library and a former Guggenheim Fellow. She was a member …show more content…
I believe that test scores are not the best way to identify the best teachers. According to Hall and Hord (2015) Change Principle 4: Organization Adopt Change-Individuals Implement Change, an entire organization does not change until each member has changed. Even when the change is introduced to every member of the organization at the same time, the rate of learning to make the change and of developing skill and competence in using it will vary individually. Some people will grasp the new way immediately, although most will need some additional time, and a few will avoid making the change for a very long time (Hall & Hord,