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Saving Our Schools: The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of American Education in Schools and Learning Centers Paul E. Peterson Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government Director, Program on Education Policy and Governance HARVARD UNIVERSITY EDVentures Conference July 15, 2011

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Page 1: Saving Our Schools: The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of American Education in Schools and Learning Centers Paul E. Peterson Henry Lee Shattuck Professor

Saving Our Schools: The Rise, Decline, and Resurrection of

American Education in Schools and Learning Centers

Paul E. PetersonHenry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government

Director, Program on Education Policy and GovernanceHARVARD UNIVERSITY

EDVentures ConferenceJuly 15, 2011

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Two Main Points

1. Bad News: Our Schools have become Stagnant

2. Good News: Technology provides a chance to transform the way students learn

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Howard Gardner

“So long as we insist on teaching all students the same subjects in the same way, progress will be incremental. But now for the first time it is possible to individualize education—to teach each person what he or she needs and wants to know in ways that are most comfortable and efficient.”

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Capital, Spanish style

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Capital, Gilded Age

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Coolidge Capital

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Grandma’s Capital

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1978-2008Age 9, Math

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1971-2008Age 9, Reading

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1978-2008Age 17, Math

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1971-2008Age 17, Reading

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Trends in high school and college participation

and completion, 1940-2008

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A lot of U. S. Athletes Stood Here

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Number of Medals Won2010 Winter Olympics

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Percentage of students at or above the Advanced Level - Science

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Percentage of students at or above the Advanced Level - Math

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International Secondary-School Completion Rates

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Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressMarch 13, 2010

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Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressMarch 13, 2010

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Co-production

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Number of professionalsper 100 students

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Number of staff per 100 students

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Expenditures per pupil and class size

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The Magic Kingdom

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Julie Young, CEO Florida Virtual School

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Teaching P. E. Virtually

Wellville

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Curriculum will be:

A. At the price-point (adaptive)B. Game based (partially)C. 3-dimensionalD. Open source

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“Working on problems that are of the right level of difficulty is rewarding, but working on problems that are too easy or too difficult is unpleasant.” University of Virginia cognitive scientist

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For Virtual Learning to Succeed, Four Basic

Rules:

1. Transparency2. Accountability3. Flexibility4. Competition

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Curriculum of the Future

• At the Price Point• Game-based (partially• 3-dimensional• Interactive and adaptive• Open source

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