Thank you. I posted the original article earlier today hoping it would get the treatment it deserved. I've read the article quite a few times today and just ca

Thank you. I posted the original article earlier today hoping it would get the treatment it deserved. I've read the article quite a few times today and just can't fathom that there are still people who believe that we should stomach 7.9% success rates [1] for even another 5 years, much less multiple generations. I had the same visceral reaction to this article that I had to the head of the Chicago Teachers Union's celebratory declaration at the conclusion of their strike that, "Cities everywhere have been forced to accept performance pay. Not here in Chicago!" People like Allison Benedikt are dangerous. The kind of intellectual laziness that spawns an article like the one to which OP responded is hard to read, but it's a nice reminder of why I'm working in EdTech and in all likelihood will make education my life's work. [1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324659404578504761168566272.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732465940457850...