Robin Alexander, who directed the UK’s Cambridge Primary Review, has shared the findings of that major review of the primary grades. They are contained in this brief two-page statement, and I urge you to read them. Every one of them reflects our own discussions–from recognizing the influence of poverty on student performance in school to a proposal to abandon the misuse of testing and assessment.
I had planned to reproduce the two-page statement in its entirety, but every time I hit the “save” button, the whole thing disappeared. So I offer you the link and urge you to take the time to read this important and stimulating document.
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It’s a little longer than two brief pages, but in this age of information through soundbites, even I managed to struggle through the whole thing (3-4 pages). I hope they manage to break loose of the juggernaut of bureaucratic micromanagement faster than we do. They certainly seem to have a handle on the issues.