Defeat Quote by Harvey Cushing

Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather…

— Harvey Cushing

We are creating a one size fits all system that needlessly brands many young people as failures, when they might thrive if offered a…

— Robert Reich

I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning.…

— Tom Peters

“A neoliberal, late-capitalist education system is increasingly one that teaches people to function, and to perform at ever-higher levels, but not necessarily to think…

— Marcus Gilroy-Ware

The need for education for the individual student should be recognized... home, neighborhood. But instead of that, we have the future being determined by…

— Nat Hentoff

Standardized testing has swelled and mutated, like a creature in one of those old horror movies, to the point that it now threatens to…

— Alfie Kohn

Standardised tests cannot capture all, but on the other hand, students who are not capable of doing well on standardised tests are not well-equipped…

— Wendy Kopp

I've made it a point to listen to the voices of students, teachers, and parents in my Administration, and I've heard loud and clear…

— Josh Shapiro

I think [testing] has had a profoundly problematic impact on student learning. It must seem to students that their worth as individuals is equivalent…

— Carol Ann Tomlinson

In order to arrive to a more realistic view of society, it must be recognized that there are individual differences that cannot be eradicated…

— Carl Eckart

We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers.

— Andy Hargreaves

If you could lead through testing, the U.S. would lead the world in all education categories. When are people going to understand you don't…

— Jonathan Kozol