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I recently heard the author Jonathan Kozol speak about the over-use of standardized tests in schools today. "We're very busy weighing our lambs. That's not the same as fattening them," he said. That made me think of Nelson.
Jonathan Kozol on "Shame of the Nation"
Jonathan Kozol on "Shame of the Nation"
Audio file of Kozol speaking abou "weighing the lamb"
In Honor of the Standardized Testing Season… « Let’s Play Math!
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 fatten your lambs by weighing them?
— Jonathan Kozol
at Westfield State College’s 157th Commencement
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The expression “you can’t fatten your lambs by weighing them” may be an expression in southern illinois but it was also used by Jonathan Kozol in his keynote speech to the Children’s Defense Fund in the early 90’s. I know. I have the tape of the speech. Obama likes to take the words of others and use as his own.
Comment by catherine - September 10, 2008 at 6:32 am
Educational advocate speaks at UMass - News
Kozol came to Amherst to promote his latest book, "Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America," which discusses "re-segregation" of public schools and the difficulties facing schools with a high minority population.
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Kozol came to Amherst to promote his latest book, "Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America," which discusses "re-segregation" of public schools and the difficulties facing schools with a high minority population.
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Kozol explained the failing of such testing, saying, "You don't fatten your lambs by weighing them. Our lambs are getting thinner yet we're weighing them more often."
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The expression “you can’t fatten your lambs by weighing them” may be an expression in southern illinois but it was also used by Jonathan Kozol in his keynote speech to the Children’s Defense Fund in the early 90’s. I know. I have the tape of the speech. Obama likes to take the words of others and use as his own.