Rigor on Trial

31 Tony Wagner 2006 Rigor on Trial Rigor, says Harvard change expert Tony Wagner, "is the new reform de jour." There seems to be a consensus in the U.S. that all children deserve a challenging and rigorous education. "The problem is, we have no common agreement about what constitutes 'rigor.'" Wagner accepted a challenge from a group of principals in Hawaii who wanted help developed a rubric for assessing rigor at all grade levels. In this commentary from Education Week (1/11/06), Wagner describes the process he and the principals developed to explore "rigor" -- and the seven questions that emerged. ( 50k PDF file) Wagner, T. (2006). Rigor on trial. Education week (Jan. 11 2006). PDF retrieved from the Harvard Graduate School of Education 13 May 2008. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/clg/pdfs/rigorontrialedweek.pdf http://www.gse.harvard.edu/clg/pdfs/rigorontrialedweek.pdf