Speaking of drastic measures ...

After responding to Jenna's post on the TCTT piece, I came upon this article on D.C.'s Chancellor on EdWeek.  I thought it was a great example of a drastic, yet incremental strategy to achieving long-term education reform.  Though some of her approaches are quite drastic and controversial, Michelle Rhee's focus on "people before pedagogy" and holding teachers and students accountable for their investment in the classroom is just the place to start.  Thought the article was an interesting follow-up to this week's readings http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/08/25/02rhee.h28.html