EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform Check this A+ tutorial guideline at Your text states: “To understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum” (Koch, 62). Please reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinking and responding to the following questions: § Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in today and why? § Where is the pendulum now and which way is it moving? Think about such educational reforms as standards-based education, NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and the Race to the Top competition from the federal government (Race to the Top is a federal fund for competitive grants. It awards states money based on their approved plans for educational reform). Visit the Ed.gov Race to the Top blog ( for more information. For more classes visit