Education World – Cathy Rubin
“We teach to the test. We have to. Tests are powerful tools. They tell us what people believe is important. What happens when vast amounts of what we test can be answered in seconds on our smartphones? It is not uncommon, according to OECD principal Andreas Schleicher, to find “a few academics and government officials who determine what millions of students will learn” and these leaders “will often defend the scope and integrity of their discipline.” Schleicher should know. He’s the man behind the powerful, international PISA test and the person who’s currently leading over 70 countries in their efforts to design and implement education policies and practices for a new world. He is also the author of the new book, World Class: How to build a 21st-century school system.” (more)