Confluence Is a Cure: A Reply to "Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease"

Autor/in	Chubb, John
Titel	Confluence Is a Cure: A Reply to "Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease"
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 88 (2007) 6, S.444-450 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Academic Standards; Minority Group Children; Accountability; Standardized Tests; Educational Environment; Low Income Groups; Economically Disadvantaged; Privatization; Student Evaluation; Formative Evaluation; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz
Abstract	This article presents a reply to "Edison Is the Symptom, NCLB Is the Disease" by Peter Campbell--a critique that portrayed the school as an exploitative environment, a veritable plantation subjugating poor minority children through mind-numbing, compliance-inducing drills. The author refutes the specific charges leveled against Confluence and the Edison Schools model. Campbell's most strenuous objections to Confluence concern the school's formative assessment system. Like schools with which Edison works, Confluence employs Edison's monthly online diagnostic testing system to track student progress toward state academic standards. The Benchmarks, as the system is formally known, provide brief monthly tests in reading and math. By analyzing Benchmark data, teachers can determine the specific strengths and weaknesses of their instruction and of their individual students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10