This appears to be an unfortunate shift in tactics. Hopefully the article was written for a more general audience, as education is only briefly mentioned.
In the documentary, the prescribed course of action seems to be an increase in rigor. If people in the education field were to get their hands on this article, however, I could see it being much more easily embraced, as it is so much more vague. He writes that we have "to become better at absorbing, processing and combining information." I agree with this, but I could easily see this kind of suggestion as being warped into some education nonsense.
I wonder how the education establishment is dealing with these issues.
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This appears to be an unfortunate shift in tactics. Hopefully the article was written for a more general audience, as education is only briefly mentioned.
In the documentary, the prescribed course of action seems to be an increase in rigor. If people in the education field were to get their hands on this article, however, I could see it being much more easily embraced, as it is so much more vague. He writes that we have "to become better at absorbing, processing and combining information." I agree with this, but I could easily see this kind of suggestion as being warped into some education nonsense.
I wonder how the education establishment is dealing with these issues.
Just noticed that on his blog, he is more precise in stating that cognitive skills should be measured by math and science tests.
Here's the URL of the latest article by Thomas Friedman.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/opinion/04friedman.html?th&emc=th
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