Education needs to be retooled as well

By Michael Haran Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Ca. Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 7:31 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 7:31 p.m. In reading Andy Brennan and Simone Harris’ Close to Home (“A teacher’s perspective on improved learning,” April 4) and Bill Gates’ column (“Here’s a fairer way to evaluate teachers,” April 5) on teacher evaluations, I found that neither opinion piece addressed the new curriculums that are now being developed by textbook and eBook publishers and the evolution of K-12 teaching...

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