"Insufficient Educational Standards: A Critical Issue" by Robert Cale

Are qualified, exemplary teachers teaching our children? Does the quality of our children's education meet sufficient standards? In Diane Ravitch's article, "Put Teachers to the Test," she answers with a resounding "no." Her article's primary goal--to put an end to low national teaching standards and requirements--is indeed a noteworthy cause, which is similarly felt by many fellow scholars. However, despite the article's coherency and consistent supporting evidence, closer examination of "Put Teachers to the Test" unfortunately points to a narrow, slanted set of supporting data, several n…