Here's the URL for the Diane Ravitch-Deborah Meier joint blog:
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
This is from Ravitch's latest:
The first reviews have been encouraging. Valerie Strauss wrote a
wonderful column about the book in The Washington Post, and Peter
Schrag commented thoughtfully in the Los Angeles Times. However, I
take issue with Peter Schrag's comment that, for every terrific
teacher (like the one I describe fondly in the book), there "were
(and probably are) two or three stultifying drones who cared little
for great books (or math or science) and killed curiosity as readily
as the test-bound." I absolutely do not agree that our schools are
overrun with terrible teachers; part of the goal of my book is to
discredit the current knee-jerk reaction of editorialists and public
officials, who blame teachers for everything that goes wrong in the
schools. Blaming the teachers lets everyone else off the hook:
families, the media, the popular culture, policymakers, and students
themselves. The overwhelming majority of our nation's teachers are
doing the best they can under difficult circumstances, with not
enough support from society, parents, or the media.
Deborah, I have learned a lot from you and our readers. I want to
take this opportunity to thank you and them for what I have learned
while we were bridging our differences.
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