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Back to Basics and the Desegregated School.

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Rosenholtz, Susan J.; Cohen, Elizabeth G. – Elementary School Journal, 1983

Argues that a conventional "back-to-basics" classroom structure (with emphasis on drill, recitation, and ability grouping; a narrow view of curriculum; and reliance on comparative marking and grading as the sole method of evaluation) will reinforce racist beliefs about intellectual incompetence of minority children. (RH)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Classroom Desegregation, Educational Change, Elementary Education

Back to Basics: Minimum Competency Testing and Its Impact on Minorities.

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Paulson, Darryl; Ball, Doris – Urban Education, 1984

Discusses trend toward minimum competency tests (MCTs) as a requirement for receiving high school graduation. Summarizes criticisms of such testing, and discusses Florida's experience with the MCT, especially in relation to minorities. Concludes that the use of MCTs is potentially discriminatory. (CJM)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Black Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Philosophy