Title: A Search for Common Ground
Author(s): Frederick M. Hess, Pedro A. Noguera
Publisher: Teachers College Press, New York
ISBN: 9780807765166 Pages: 192 Year: 2021
There may be schools where the pursuit of equity has led to academic mediocrity, and where the curriculum has been dumbed-down to meet the needs of lower-performing kids. If this is occurring, I agree that it’s a big problem. All kids should be challenged, stimulated, and supported in school. It may be that some schools and educators think that when they serve a diverse student population, they must decide what level to teach at: low, medium, or high. It may also be that they simply do not have the resources to address student needs or provide more learning opportunities. Whatever the cause, when this happens, invariably someone loses out. Put simply, this is wrong.
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