Five Best Blogs: "Touch It, Dude!" Said President Obama

All this and more at #5BB:

You're all cheating, and it's all NCLB's fault, according to this overheated Salon article ow.ly/b9TtK

Surprising — At Least To Me — NY Times Interview With Bill Gates On Education @Larryferlazzo ow.ly/b9VUr 

Let's Stop Comparing Education to the Civil Rights Movement - Education - GOOD ow.ly/b9VqX@LizDwyer Yes, let's. Please

Obama’s Education Hypocrisy — Again - Mona Charen - National Review Online ow.ly/b9UIt

Could We Depoliticize School Choice? : Education Next ow.ly/b9VcY

Are charter schools bad at special ed? - Class Struggle - The Washington Post ow.ly/b9V9v

Indelible Image NYT: “Touch it, dude!” Mr. Obama said.

Comments

[Sarah]

I thought, in order for something to be an epidemic, a majority of the population had to face it. I highly doubt a majority of students cheat. There isn’t a reason for students to on standardized tests anyway.

[Sarah]

And, I'd actually like to hear more from Gates in depth on his views. I know he believes high school students aren't really prepared for the "real world" or for the pressures of college and was, himself, a college drop out. If anyone understands the failures in the educational system, I'd expect he has somewhat of a grasp.