I just received notice from the organizers of the letter opposing the league tables of PISA that the letter has been translated into Swedish and German.
Hopefully, it will be picked up and translated worldwide.
If you are in Korea or Japan or South America or anywhere else where the local language is not English, please translate the letter, send it to the local news media, and let me know about it.
OED has created an international competition for test scores that no one asked for and that encourages the establishment of destructive policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, both of which have diverted billions and billions of dollars to testing corporations, taking that money away from classroom instruction as well as the services that students need.
If you have not done so yet, please take the time to read the letter and if you agree, please sign.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
That’s what’s needed. A worldwide resistance spreading from country to country to resist and stop this insanity of test and then punish for profit that’s being driven by the likes of Bill Gates, Rupert Murdock and Wall Street Hedge fund billionaires.
My imagination grabbed hold of this and the French Revolution came to mind with vivid images of the infamous guillotine.
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Rhetorically speaking, eh Lloyd. Hate to see you end up on the “no fly” list.
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I haven’t been in an airplane since my last trip to China in 2008. I wonder when they’ll start a “no internet” access list.
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Do they really want every Tom, Dick, and Harriet to sign it? Numbers or names?
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Dear Dr. Ravitch,
Please find the translation of the “Open letter to Andreas Schleicher, OECD, Paris” into Spanish language at http://www.englishincostarica.org/cartaabierta.html. It is my contribution to the invaluable efforts made by you and the distinguished group of scientists and academics around the world concerned with the current state of education internationally. Sincerely, Gerardo Barboza.
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