I read an article about the recommendations of the Digital Learning Council this week (http://bit.ly/gRDesn). The Council suggests "abolishing seat-time requirements, linking teacher pay to student success, and overhauling public school funding models." I wonder whether these suggestions are at all based on research in education. The Council is made up of leaders in government, business, education, and technology. At least the educators are involved, but how much influence do they have? There are tons of suggestions out there about how to improve education, but very few have relevant data to back up the claims and many are put forward by those who have no experience as educators. You wouldn't ask a lawyer to diagnose a medical condition so why ask a politician or businessman to fix education?
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