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| Ohanian, Susan | 1 |
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Ohanian, Susan – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Goals 2000 is the offspring of "A Nation at Risk," a 1983 teacher- and school-bashing report. IBM CEO Louis Gerstner named the problem and defined the solution, claiming the need for choice, competition, and technology, recasting students as human capital, and marketizing the teacher/community relationship. Tables summarize critics'…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Competition, Conservatism, Dropout Rate
