Taking “Reform” Out of School: A Failing Grade by Diane Ravitch, calling credit recovery a system was inaccurate. I graduated from a recently reformed struggling high school where credit recovery was offered and saw the beneficial impact. While several students used it as an excuse to be lazy and not work hard during the semester, a significant percentage also needed a second chance and took advantage of it. As such, I would propose a selection method in which, even before standardized testing, the child's overall academic performance and efforts were evaluated by the teacher and guidance counselor to determine whether whether or not he should be allowed to attend summer school or night school. If it looks like the student has done well to a certain extent, then they qualify for the school versus the student who has been slacking all semester and wants an easy C. As a former teenager, I think I speak for everyone when I say that I would rather spend my summer making money and going out than going to summer school. Another incentive to reduce the number of students enrolled in recovery courses is to encourage them to earn whatever money they can earn through a summer internship or even attend a conference in another city to learn more about something that interests them. Educators and parents should promote such opportunities more and earlier in the semester so that students can have another reward for doing well in school. As for the Obama administration, there were a large amount of competition-based reforms that I found troubling. Many states didn't get the funding they needed due to their race to the top, so what's happening to them? As much as I like the idea of ​​competition, I don't like the idea of ​​losers when it comes to the education system because the ignorant...... middle of paper.. .... academically with good parental support and monitoring. In conclusion, although both arguments have valid solutions, I side with Diane Ravitch because of her clearer and less problematic solutions, and the Obama administration seemed to simply be throwing money in hopeful directions. Ultimately, less politics and more involvement of parents and teachers in shaping these policies is better than politicians who won't feel the effect as much. Works CitedRavitch, Diane. “School “Reform”: A Failing Grade.” The New York Review of Books. New York, September 29, 2011. Web. November 20, 2013. “Obama Administration File on Education” . The White House Np, and Web November 20.. 2013. .