Thursday, July 27, 2006
Bell Curve Acid
There has always been something creepy about the conclusions reached in Charles Murray's Bell Curve (described by Leo Casey here) - mainly because they leave such a bad taste in your mouth after talking about them. Interesting to see so many folks having the same reaction to his piece in the Wall Street Journal this week arguing that trying to raise the academic bar for students messes with the natural bell curve distribution of braniacs to dunces. I happen to think Mike Petrilli's take on this one nails it nicely. Casey (and Eduwonk here) note that some unlikely warriors are now citing Murray as their savior.
Note: Petrilli also has an interesting essay on the internal wars between the "what works" and "whatever works" camps on NCLB in Ed Week. AFT Michele thinks Mike's take is clever, but takes exception with one particular chunk here.
Note: Petrilli also has an interesting essay on the internal wars between the "what works" and "whatever works" camps on NCLB in Ed Week. AFT Michele thinks Mike's take is clever, but takes exception with one particular chunk here.
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