This is a hilarious, must-see video, narrated by Gary Rubinstein, about his life in Teach for America, his disillusionment with Reform, and his collision with Reformers as they set about to remake American education.
I play a minor role in his story, because I too was an apostate, and my turnaround helped him make his own turnaround.
You will see all the stars of Reform, as Gary gives each of them their few seconds of glory and dispatches some of their heroes.
You will also see how he had his own moment of reckoning and developed a passion for calling out lies and propaganda.
It really is delightful and informative.
The moral of the story, he says, is that Tufts University (where he was a student) beats Harvard University (where most of the Reformers were students).
There are lots more morals to the story, and you will see how he skillfully weaves the history of the past 25 or so years together into a slide show.
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I knew that test scores were important to many selective charter schools, but I was surprised to learn that some schools would actually move high achievers around to try to game the system. when tests are administered to improve school rankings. Monetizing schools encourages them to protect and manipulate to enhance their brand and presumed value. This is not about real learning. It is about perception of value.
Money would be better spent by investing in quality public education that is accountable and transparent than turning public funds over to a company that seeks to serve itself before serving students. “Reform” is smoke and mirrors backed by big money.
Fraud exposed pure and simple fraud
I love how deftly Gary reveals the manipulation of data. Great video.
It is a fabulous video. Wish everyone would watch it.