[lbo-talk] Fighting NCLB, etc.

[Miles Jackson]

Wojtek S wrote:
>
> As I see it, it is not about testing or education but about privatization of
> education.  This whole "measurement of learning objectives" is a thinly
> veiled effort to sabotage public education system so it can be easier
> dismantled and its more profitable portions sold to  well-connected
> entrepreneurs.  They know that teachers and teach unions are the biggest
> obstacle to privatization, so there is on open season on teachers.

I'm not getting this argument.  How is the assessment of student 
learning related in any way to the privatization of education?   
Assessment doesn't require us to bust unions; in fact, if it is driven 
by unionized teachers, then it gives teachers more authority and 
oversight of the curriculum.  There must be some implicit links here 
that I'm not following.

Miles