Weekly Roundup (3)

A quiet week on the blog here at Reflecting Hope, but never fear, a weekly round up to give you some educational reading enjoyment.  

PBS News Hour - Good School Bad School - A nine minute video that shows the many sides of an elementary school in New York and asks you to judge if they should stay open or be closed.  I am curious to hear what you think about this....  

Four Paths for the Future - Jal Mehta summarizes the different reform efforts into four broad camps.  This is a good piece if you are interested in understanding what kind of reforms people are talking about for education. 

The next two come from Joanne Jacobs blog.  She typically posts summaries of educational stories that include links to the original sources.  I like her stuff because they are usually short and easy to read. 

If not 100% Proficiency, then what? - Joanne Jacobs discusses more appropriate goals for education based on local circumstances.    

Cramming to the top - Joanne Jacobs summarizes an article on how the major Chinese exam makes Chinese students less creative.