Back to school.. never my favorite time of the year. So, I’m thankful that as students from nursery school to grad school go back to school this time of year, I’m not among them.
That being the case, I wouldn’t have chosen to do what author Linda Perlstein did. She spent a year immersed in the life of Tyler Heights Elementary School in Annapolis. Her book, Tested: One American School Struggles To Make The Grade, chronicles the time she spent there. Its focus is on the effect No Child Left Behind, and the increased focus on standardized testing in education, is having on school administrators, teachers, and most importantly, students.
Public education in the US has changed a lot in just the past few years. If you have first-hand experience with those changes, as a student, parent, teacher, or through any other perspective, we welcome your thoughts, as always.
-Justin
