Re: Re(2): social promotion
Paul H. Dillon (dillonph who-is-at northcoast.com)
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:00:27 -0700
As to local knowledge, I, as anyone coming from a sociological rather than
a traditional psychological perspective might ask: whose local knowledge?
the school boards? the locat teachers' union? the parents (PTA or
otherwise)? the students?? Forces exist that want to block reform simply
because it goes against the image of what was going on in previous decades,
generations (even centuries if we establish our models on ancient
academies). Their banner: "If it worked for us . . . etc."
Paul H. Dillon