Posts Tagged ‘Michelle Reid’
What Constitutes “Critical Thinking” in FCPS?
Should our schools teach “critical thinking”? Of course, you might say. But what is “critical thinking”? As commonly understood, critical thinking means the ability to make rational decisions by taking into account all relevant facts and perspectives, and by analyzing those facts and perspectives objectively, filtering out biases, fallacies and unwarranted assumptions. Is this what…
Read MoreStrategic Plan and “Equity Policy,” Part 4 — The Superintendent Weighs In
The FCPS Superintendent, Michelle Reid, recently outlined her views about the relationship between a new “equity-based” Strategic Plan for the schools, and a new, overlapping Equity Policy. The occasion was a meeting with a group of citizens who have questions about the role of “equity” in the two FCPS initiatives. Background The three prior articles…
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