Gatto states more of fixing individual students by making them responsible for their own education. Any boredom that occurs is with the fault of that student. He gives the statement, “Let them manage themselves,” but doesn’t offer any insight to how this could be accomplished or even the effects of such a proposal. This creates a hole within his argument and causes wonder of why this would be a better solution than the current implemented system. Ravitch gives a more developed solution, saying that standardize testing should not be removed, but reduced so that programs such as art, music, and historical literature can balance the constant persecution of only math and reading. She gives more of an option to change the curriculum and have these children possess a more necessary education, that not only sets them up for college, but allows them to become more well versed within the political side of the nation. This will in turn create a more educated nation able to make critical thinking decisions within our civic
Gatto states more of fixing individual students by making them responsible for their own education. Any boredom that occurs is with the fault of that student. He gives the statement, “Let them manage themselves,” but doesn’t offer any insight to how this could be accomplished or even the effects of such a proposal. This creates a hole within his argument and causes wonder of why this would be a better solution than the current implemented system. Ravitch gives a more developed solution, saying that standardize testing should not be removed, but reduced so that programs such as art, music, and historical literature can balance the constant persecution of only math and reading. She gives more of an option to change the curriculum and have these children possess a more necessary education, that not only sets them up for college, but allows them to become more well versed within the political side of the nation. This will in turn create a more educated nation able to make critical thinking decisions within our civic