EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform (Ash).pdf

For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform. Your text states: “To understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum” (Koch, 62). Please reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinking and responding to the following questions: § Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in today and why? § Where is the pendulum now and which way is it moving? Think about such educational reforms as standards-based education, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and the Race to the Top competition from the federal government (Race to the Top is a federal fund for competitive grants. It awards states money based on their approved plans for educational reform). Visit the Ed.gov Race to the Top blog (http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/race-to-the-top/) for more information.

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DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform. Your text states: “To understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum” (Koch, 62). Please reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinking and responding to the following questions:
§ Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in today and why?
§ Where is the pendulum now and which way is it moving? Think about such educational reforms as standards-based education, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and the Race to the Top competition from the federal government (Race to the Top is a federal fund for competitive grants. It awards states money based on their approved plans for educational reform). Visit the Ed.gov Race to the Top blog (http://www.ed.gov/blog/topic/race-to-the-top/) for more information.