More education jargon and what it really means

Valerie Strauss:

Here are 10 education terms with definitions that tell you what they really mean to people who use them in our national education conversation.

Yesterday I published the first installment of education jargon, written by Joanne Yatvin, a vet­eran public school educator, author and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English. She is now teaching part-time at Portland State University.

Here's more jargon from Joanne Yatvin:

School Reform Plans: Untested notions for improving public education, many of which have been tried before with negligible results

School Reformers: People with impressive titles who have had little or no practical experience in schools.

Charter Schools: Semi-private schools supported by public funds deemed superior by parents because they appear more elegant and exclusive than public schools.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 7, 2012 3:06 AM
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