The Incredible Ridiculousness of Readiness

The subject line was irresistible: “Early Childhood Pushes Up.”  The Teachers College Record, a hotbed of radical critique, had delivered another gem to my inbox.  Here was a scathing commentary on Obama’s “Cradle-to-Career” education policy. “Wish you hadn’t moved to Australia,” I emailed Jeanne Marie Iorio, a senior lecturer at …