In this blog post, Ravitch makes clear whose interests she cares about most:

At one point he had been the principal of an elementary school. I asked what he did about teachers who were not doing a good job, and he described the help and support he and others would provide. I asked what he thought of the current zeal to fire "bad teachers." He said something I will never forget. He said that we must remember that one has a moral obligation not to terminate someone's livelihood and career without long and hard deliberation; to do so, he said, required taking responsibility for ruining someone's life.

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What Works Best: Help or Punishment?

By Diane Ravitch on May 17, 2011 9:56 AM | 20 Comments | 1 Recommendation

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2011/05/what_works_best_help_or_punish.html