Like a lot of illustrations I do for education sociologist Mark Garrison, this one draws on my political cartooning skills, as much as my caricature and illustration skills. The focus of Mark’s article, Infaming the Public, Part IV: Public Self-Consciousness and Assessment for Democratic Renewal is much broader than this cartoon would imply, but draws upon … Read More “Toppling Michelle Rhee” »
Tag: education reform
caricature, cartoons
cartooning
As education becomes more and more privatized, the more the intellectual property concerns of education services companies become a problem for a publicly accountable system of education. Mark Garrison explores the consequences of the “user agreements” public school teachers must sign before administering Common Core Standards testing – a commitment which poses problems for public assessment … Read More “Testing Propriety and Property” »
cartooning
These two illustrations accompany the third installment of Mark Garrison’s critique of the Common Core Standards and the politics of education reform. Such strange times we live in, when public education is under attack.
