Diane Ravitch’s Fairy Tale Journey Through the Gumdrop Land of California
Education historian Diane Ravitch just completed her magical mystery tour of California, prompting Valerie Strauss to reprint her account of the proceedings on the pages of the Washington Post.
Ravitch writes that the Sacramento get-together was the “most stupendous event I have ever seen.” Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State speech was “the highlight of the week.” After all, “Gov. Brown is a visionary,” state schools superintendent Tom Torlakson is “the wisest and most experienced state superintendent that I have met in my travels,” and “California has courageous, wise, and bold leadership that is prepared to stop the insanity that has undermined education across the nation.”
That’s descriptive enough, I suppose. But why not just show the video of Ravitch’s speech to the rapt and adoring California crowds?
January 25th, 2012 at 18:22
If you’d like to read my firsthand account of her Sacramento talk, it’s at http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-evening-with-diane-ravitch-and.html
January 25th, 2012 at 21:32
My favorite quote, “Magic is that special something that makes the unbelievable seem real”.
Thanks for my best laugh today.