Spring 2012: Special Easter Break Post

This week you read an interview featuring the thoughts of Alfie Kohn, a nationally recognized advocate for education reform. In this interview, you were introduced to a variety of topics that Kohn has written about in the last six years. One question from the interview that stands out to me is, "What is an appropriate role for testing in schools and in classrooms?" For this special Easter Break post, please re-read Kohn's response to this question and discuss how his views compare and contrast to yours on the place of assessment in public education.