Comments on: Darling-Hammond Unbound http://www.quickanded.com/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html The Quick and the Ed is an education blog published by Education Sector, an independent think tank in Washington D.C. The Quick and the Ed offers in-depth analysis on the latest in education policy and research. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Barnett Berry http://www.quickanded.com/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html/comment-page-1#comment-727 Barnett Berry Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:33:00 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html#comment-727 Indeed, kudos to Thomas Toch (once again) for a thoughtful review of the real education issues facing our nation - and how the vision, scholarly insight, and leadership of I Linda Darling-Hammond can frame a 21st century assessment and accountability system. No doubt much work needs to be done - and we need better prepared (and differentially rewarded) teachers to be at the core of the new system that Darling-Hammond has envisioned. I guess she is the real reformer after all. Indeed, kudos to Thomas Toch (once again) for a thoughtful review of the real education issues facing our nation – and how the vision, scholarly insight, and leadership of I Linda Darling-Hammond can frame a 21st century assessment and accountability system. No doubt much work needs to be done – and we need better prepared (and differentially rewarded) teachers to be at the core of the new system that Darling-Hammond has envisioned. I guess she is the real reformer after all.

]]> By: Mark Simon http://www.quickanded.com/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html/comment-page-1#comment-725 Mark Simon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:28:00 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html#comment-725 Thank you Thomas Toch for some common sense response to the prospect of of a Linda Darling-Hammond led Ed Department. In the past week we've been getting simultaneous disinformation from the likes of David Brooks, the New Republic, the NY Times and the WashPost. They should be ashamed. Thoughtful observers seem to recognize that Linda's leadership would be just what the country needs to get on to real reform that will actually benefit students. The past 8 years have been so demoralizing. Thank you Thomas Toch for some common sense response to the prospect of of a Linda Darling-Hammond led Ed Department. In the past week we’ve been getting simultaneous disinformation from the likes of David Brooks, the New Republic, the NY Times and the WashPost. They should be ashamed. Thoughtful observers seem to recognize that Linda’s leadership would be just what the country needs to get on to real reform that will actually benefit students. The past 8 years have been so demoralizing.

]]> By: Ed Halbert http://www.quickanded.com/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html/comment-page-1#comment-723 Ed Halbert Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:50:00 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html#comment-723 This is really insane stuff. I like it indeed. This is really insane stuff. I like it indeed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quickanded.com/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html/comment-page-1#comment-722 Anonymous Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/wordpress/2008/12/darling-hammond-unbound.html#comment-722 It is way past time to have a policy deebate that is open to the oublic regarding our education system. Until now, we have been absrobed by a "fassist" system of education, trying to plug the leaks,do more with less and suffer public scorn<br/><br/>Changing a system as large as ours would require a huge investment in leadership and teacher development as part of new certification requirements. We can no longer afford to only have publishers determing how and what to teach, but must tap into the best minds at every level to retrain and retool a professional crying out for real knowledge based on real results.<br/><br/>Governance in and of itself does not resolve what and how students learn. Bravo to higher order thinking on the part of policy-makers! <br/><br/>Jill S. Levy<br/>President<br/>American Federation of School Administrators<br/><br/>1101 17th St., NW<br/>Washington DC, 20036<br/>202.986.4209 It is way past time to have a policy deebate that is open to the oublic regarding our education system. Until now, we have been absrobed by a “fassist” system of education, trying to plug the leaks,do more with less and suffer public scorn

Changing a system as large as ours would require a huge investment in leadership and teacher development as part of new certification requirements. We can no longer afford to only have publishers determing how and what to teach, but must tap into the best minds at every level to retrain and retool a professional crying out for real knowledge based on real results.

Governance in and of itself does not resolve what and how students learn. Bravo to higher order thinking on the part of policy-makers!

Jill S. Levy
President
American Federation of School Administrators

1101 17th St., NW
Washington DC, 20036
202.986.4209

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