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Thursday, August 7, 2008
What is an “adequate” education?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A deposition filed in a lawsuit challenging the way the state funds schools includes some interesting remarks about what students need to get an “adequate education.”
Responding to questions, an education department director said schools “can do without science” and that students “can fail social studies and get an adequate education.”
The chief deputy state superintendent wrote a column saying these quotes follow a series of questions about No Child Left Behind, which focuses on reading, English and math only. He says the state has invested in science and social studies through its new curriculum and graduation requirements.
The heart of the lawsuit is whether the state provides enough money for schools to deliver an adequate education to students.
What do you think of the state’s comments? What is needed for a child’s education to be adequate?
