Isiah Thomas: Expecting More: Rigor and Excellence in Our Classrooms
Huffington Post Oped by Isiah ThomasIn the NBA, and indeed all professional sports, we reward and celebrate excellence, yet when it comes to education, we are willing to accept the destructive inequity that mars our current education system. We are willing to accept the lowered expectations and sub-par performance that are the hallmarks of poverty. We as Americans take pride in having the best athletes. We are committed to being number one. However when it comes to education our game plan is flawed and our kids have not been supplied with the resources to compete and win.