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The unintended consequences of well-meaning ideas

September 10, 2014 By Madeline Sharples 10 Comments

I'm so pleased that Choices is part of the promo party for D.A. Russell's book Lifting the Curtain: The disgrace we call urban high school education. See below for details about how you can join the party and win a copy of this expose on how well-meaning ideas have hurt education. Please take a look at this eye-opening teaser chapter. Good Intentions Gone Wrong A teaser chapter from Lifting the Curtain  by D.A. Russell Nothing has hurt education more over the past decades than the unintended consequences of well-meaning ideas. Of all the problems facing schools today, this is far and away the most deadly issue. I suspect that had I the opportunity to personally know the individuals who authored many of the individuals who authored many of the federal and state education programs of the past 20 years, I would truly admire and respect those who came up with such a wonderful concept "No Child Left Behind." That phrase, in four short words, encapsulates everything I believe about te … [Read more...]

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