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Twenty years after the Reagan administration discovered that ours is “a nation at risk?? and that our educational system is rampant with inequality, the potent political rhetoric of “standards-based” reform dominates the important debate regarding education reform. In order to leave no child behind, government establishes what it calls high standards, aligns curriculum and pedagogy with these so-called standards, tests students to see if they meet the standards, and holds students, teachers, and schools accountable for test results. The logic is clear, but the premise is false...
...Students will be encouraged to be critical, making the education effective and engaging. Equally exciting is the new part-time position of a prevention specialist who will primarily focus on male members of social groups and athletic teams. Statistically speaking, these students fall into the “high-risk?? category of potential perpetrators; consequently, they must work to overcome that unfortunate yet nationally deserved reputation...
...Male social groups need to realize we fall under the ‘high risk?? classification nationally, and so additional training can’t hurt,” said Slade, who is a also a member of the fraternity Sigma Chi. “Groups should hopefully receive that additional education with open arms...
Several contributors to the new book and Mallinkrodt Professor of Physics Emeritus Gerald Holton, who co-authored the original report, stressed that “A Nation at Risk?? was a revolutionary step in education reform...
...prefers not to describe its policy so crudely, of course, and instead emphasizes the particular “high-risk?? behavior in which gay men engage. The word “gay” appears nowhere on donation questionnaires, and the FDA’s published studies refer only to MSMs—”men who have had sex with men.” If accused of bigotry, the FDA can boast that it gladly accepts donations from lesbians and from male virgins of all persuasions...