1) According to Ravitch, is public education broken and in need of fixing? Discuss her arguments regarding this situation.
No, the public education system is not broken and in need of fixing. In 1983 with the publishing of the report “A Nation at Risk”, many politicians and media caused a major uproar telling the public that our public school system was a threat to national security and survival. We were outscored on national testing, therefore, our schools were failing and in need of fixing. The blame for the failure of our schools was placed solely on the teachers and principals. Ravitch believes this assessment and diagnosis is incorrect. The main issues in failing schools are not being addressed. These issues are racial segregation, class
No, the public education system is not broken and in need of fixing. In 1983 with the publishing of the report “A Nation at Risk”, many politicians and media caused a major uproar telling the public that our public school system was a threat to national security and survival. We were outscored on national testing, therefore, our schools were failing and in need of fixing. The blame for the failure of our schools was placed solely on the teachers and principals. Ravitch believes this assessment and diagnosis is incorrect. The main issues in failing schools are not being addressed. These issues are racial segregation, class