The Broken Model

 The Broken Model

By Salman Khan

This reading was about how the school system shaped itself and tests. The school system that we have now is a model of the Prussian model. The Prussian model was believed to shape students into employees and consumers due to how the school system is composed with bells and periods. The Prussian model suppresses the workforce of creative, curious, and self-directed lifelong learners. 

The author also argues that standardized testing is not the best way to measure students' intelligence. Standardized testing may show where a student stands at a given moment in time, however, it does not measure their creativity or their potential. With standardized testing, students learn to retain information for the test instead of learning to learn, as well as teachers. Standardized testing forces teachers to teach for the test and not for learning. I believe that these types of testing create an atmosphere of anxiety wich may cause the student to forguet what they know during the test.

Events, Issues, and Moments in Education timeline.

                             Time      Event/Moment/Issue

1635	The Boston Latin School, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, became the first public school in the thirteen colonies.
1837	The state of Massachusetts formed the first state board of education with Horace Mann as its secretary.
1852	Massachusetts passed a compulsory attendance law from 4-16.
1870	All 37 states had public schools and the US. became one of the most literate countries in he world
1892	The National Education Association formed the “Committee of Ten,” which was a group of educators.
1900	34 states had compulsory schooling laws that required the nation's children to attend one-room schools
1918	Every state required students to complete elementary school.
1954	The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared state-sponsored segregation in public education unconstitutional.
1990	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, ensuring access to education for students with disabilities.
2002	The No Child Left Behind Act was enacted.
2020	The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted education globally, leading to widespread remote learning.