The Reality of Low Achievement

The "Thoughts on Education Policy Blog" has an interesting opinion on low achievement. A sample,

"When somebody argues that we should improve students' lives outside of school to improve their performance, they're not making excuses or being a defeatist. Likewise, when somebody says that schools can make a big difference, they're not being wholly unrealistic. Rather than calling each other names we should be working to improve schools. And everybody needs to remember that although a school is not usually the largest influence on the life of a child that it doesn't mean that a school cannot do an awful lot of good."

This post is worth your time to read and make your own decisions. You can find it here.