First, let me set the stage.
I was asked to do a piece for Academe, the publication of the American Association of University Professors. That appeared here about the impact of No Child Left Behind on education and what it might mean for college professors. I included some remarks about Advanced Placement as well.
When some who had read it asked permission to reprint or cross-post it, I also cross-posted it here at Daily Kos, where it got a fair amount of traffic.
That lead to Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post asking permission to repost it in her blog, which she did here on February 9. That started a tsunami - take a look at the statistics on that posting - more than 96,000 recommends on Facebook, for example. I have received over 250 direct communications via Twitter, Facebook and Email. I have been interviewed on a half dozen radio shows, with additional requests still coming in. Follow up blog posts articles have appeared as one can see in this blog from the Chronicle of Higher Education<?I> and this piece from Inside Higher Education
Because I had mentioned him in the original piece, Jay Mathews of the Washington Post had now posted Missed challenges more worrisome than tests. I will be responding to his post, and possibly also engaging in a dialog with him.
What I might value, especially from those of you who have studied the issues, is your perspective, both on what I wrote and on how Jay responded.
I look forward to a lively discussion. At least, I hope a few people will read this and respond.
Peace.