Sellers, insists,
as reformers frequently do, that it is only white, wealthy families who opt out of standardized testing.
Not exact matches
Guilt by association has been a
frequently invoked form of polemics — and an effective one, since the ecology movement has been a bizarre congeries of political reactionaries, romantic conservationists, political cop - outs, solitary poets, anarchic life - stylers,
as well
as genuine political radicals, serious - minded
reformers, and level - headed natural scientists.
The minister
as social
reformer has most
frequently also been a liberal.
Reformers will also quite
frequently point to a place like Washington, D.C. and say that reforms, such
as to teacher evaluation and merit pay, «worked» there.
«The reasons teachers are leaving the profession has little to do with the reasons most
frequently touted by education
reformers, such
as pay or student behavior,» said Dunn, assistant professor of teacher education.
In fact, the most well - known purveyor of the philosophy is probably the Knowledge Is Power Program's (KIPP) charter schools, which are
frequently pointed to by education
reformers as the model for the future of uplifting poor children, and which distinguish themselves in part by rating those students that don't dropout on their «character,» an amorphous concept KIPP defines
as «grit, zest, self - control, optimism, gratitude, social intelligence, and curiosity.»