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Trade Publication Article
A licence to lay blame
2014
Overview
Professor Diane Ravitch, a historian of education and former US assistant secretary of education, explained in a 2010 article for The Wall Street Journal why she was opposed to blaming teachers for the problems of America's education system: \"The current emphasis on accountability has created a punitive atmosphere in the schools. Fellow American education writer Alfie Kohn has similarly noted how politicians and the educational establishment express \"outrage\" at low academic achievement and believe in quick fixes such as blaming teachers.
Publisher
TES Global Limited
