Is anyone else bothered by the absence of the word *students* or *21st century skills* in the assurance areas of RTTT? I see the first ten pages are littered with the words: standards, benchmarks, data, teacher evaluations, principals & low-performing-schools. But, if we’re focusing all of our attention on data systems, rigorous evaluations and “knowing” right and wrong answers at what point does all of this become priority and we lose focus of what truly matters: learning & thinking skills.
