Introduction
“The death and life of the great American school system” by Diane Ravitch reveals her critique ideologies of the American school structure. In the article, availed on 28-2- 2010 by peter schrag, the critiques are intended for forces of examination, answerability, and educational markets. She claims charter schools are distorting both unrestricted and unsophisticated schools (Schrag). It is noteworthy that they remove the student and most devoted parents from such institutions.
Forces of examination, answerability and educational markets
Ravitch’s critiques are aimed at the forces of testing, answerability, and educational markets. In Ravitch’s opinion, Obama’s management has just affirmed and propagated Bush’s ideologies and thoughts. It is noteworthy that her book is “to echo Jane Jacob’s 1961 book: Demolition of grandiose urban planning schemes” (Schrag). Schrag believes Ravitch’s book illuminates similar warnings and ambitions (Schrag). Education in other countries does not conform to uniformed principles on students. Tests bring about a comparison of students level of performance with allotments of performance (Brown).
Charter school movements
Schrag acknowledges Ravitch as an author of many critiques pertaining to liberal schooling. She was a subordinate ‘Secretary Of Education in Bush’s first administration and a committed advocate of high academic standards’ (Ravitch). In this book, Ravitch claims that examination, answerability, and educational markets have been diverted by charter schools. These schools have plundered committed parents and gifted students from unsophisticated and open schools (Ravitch).
Conclusion
“The death and life of the great American school system” by Diane ravitch illuminate caveat and ambitions (Schrag). It criticizes the forces, answerability, and educational markets. As a technocrat in bush’s management, she was propagating and strategizing for improvements. Ravitch is concerned that inadequate accountability has negated apt education (Schrag).
Reaction
The information available in the New York Times on 28-2-2010 by peter Schrag bears immense connotation to the American edification structure. It is noteworthy that this structure is compromised by the charter institutions. Public and unsophisticated schools constitute a large segment of students and parents in the country (Schrag). It is noteworthy that when the preeminent students and devoted parents or guardians are dismissed by charter schools, edification in communal and parochial schools diminishes due to low standards. The current management should embrace community and unsophisticated schools. This should absorb structuring them to ensure distinction education.
The idea of testing, answerability, and the educational marketplace plays a foremost role in compromising the American schooling system. I would be grateful if the administration would eliminate such mechanisms, as their end product is a trained and not educated student. Instead, the government should structure a research-based education system. This structure will make the students get involved fully in their edification (Schrag). Testing, answerability, and education market brings about positive rivalry amongst the students; furthermore, they contend with other students globally especially in the job market.
The charter entities in my view do not give the students an opening to engage their scholarly abilities. It clogs the student’s educational vision as they view this process as a rivalry to emerge with the desired grades in their class or the entire county. The students forget they have to face other students as evident in the global arena especially whilst competing for job. It is noteworthy that the present administration should put in place measures to curb such unprincipled conducts in the education. In the end, I agree with Ravitch about the leader embracing his predecessor’s actions.
Works cited
Ravitch, Diane. The death and life of the great American school system: how testing and choice are undermining education. 2010. Web.
Purpel, David E. Critical social issues in American education: democracy and meaning In a globalizing world. New Jersey: Routledge, 2005.