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Diane Ravitch is an American historian and education policy analyst. She is recognized for her extensive work in the field of education, particularly her research on the history of American education and her criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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“What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of new evidence? Doubt and skepticism are signs of rationality. When we are too certain of our opinions, we run the risk of ignoring any evidence that conflicts with our views. It is doubt that shows we are still thinking, still willing to reexamine hardened beliefs when confronted with new facts and new evidence.”

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“American Education has a long history of infatuation with fads and ill-considered ideas. The current obsession with making our schools work like a business may be the worst of them, for it threatens to destroy public education. Who will Stand up to the tycoons and politicians and tell them so?”

Source: The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

“American education has been littered with failed fads and foolish ideas for the past century.”

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“Testing children until they cry is a bad idea. It is an educational malpractice.”

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