Alfie Kohn wants to lead the counterrevolution. He's been barnstorming the country warning against the standards and testing plague that's sweeping the countryside. He says it's wiping out innovative instruction, beating down some of the best teachers and administrators and undermining the experience of real education. But it's not a fact of life, like the weather, Kohn says, it's a political movement that must be opposed. Alfie Kohn and his anti-testing manifesto in the second hour of The Connection.
Standardized Tests Get Personal .
MCAS Opposition . Standardized Testing . As a member of the School Committee of my town and a business woman, it is so clear that the tests are simply data - it is what is done with the data that needs to be examined. Having the data is wonderful. The MCAS delivers specific information - by student, by classroom, by school.