Jay Greene on Global Report Card -- Test Mania Fails Our Best Students

Re-inventing public schools is necessary for our at-risk population. It is just as necessary for our Gifted and Talented Students.

Jay Greene, an outspoken critic of public education, discussed in The Global Report, that our suburban students are just average when compared to students in the countries at the top of the International Rankings.

This follows three calls from parents of Gifted and Talented students here in Florida complaining that their children were challenged and motivated by school until ...

the orders came down to focus on the test. Now there is precious little time for critical thinking and experiments, as they devote their time to worksheets and test prep.

I understand it is necessary to get our most at-risk students focused on reading and writing, but we need to engage and motivate our Gifted and Talented students with work that allows them to be as strong if not stronger than their international peers.

or, we will pay the consequences

The time to Re-invent public schools is now -- and we must balance our focus on the most at-risk students, the average students, and the Gifted and Talented Students