The Big Picture

I read a bit of Dennis Littky's "The Big Picture" last night. Dennis Littky is very strongly against national standards and testing. This morning as I gazed bleary eyed at the mail area I can see (still wrapped in clingfilm) the Ministry of Educations glossy publication "National Standards Information For Schools" with the "Timeline for Implementing National Standards" highlighted on the first page. The government are not interested in Dennis Littky's "Big Picture".