The Red Pencil, Theordore R. Sizer, 2004

 

Here are some quotes:

 

p. 15. “What counts is with whom a young person consorts and what images invade his world.”

 

p. 23. “Virtually all of the media intrusion is attached to commerce. Much of it is advertising, and advertising, if not by definition then by demonstrable practice, marches at the edges of deceit, teaching a dubious moral message.

 

p. 112. “Data emerging from forty years of research strongly suggest that no child's accomplishment can be accurately and fairly assessed by a single test.

 

Several other generalizations to add to the mix (Art Poulos):

 

1) A disorganized homework sheet is the sign of a disorganized mind. However, the converse is not necessarily true.

 

2) If you cannot graph it, you probably do not understand it.

 

3) Start from the specifics, not the generalization.