Journal of Educational Practice for Social Change 2012 | Page 2

2012 LETTER

– John Dewey
In this eighth edition of the Journal of Educational Practice for Social Change three papers
are published. Jennifer Pullman, one of our own editors, writes a position paper about
assessment in art education classrooms underscoring the important--and at times elusive-assessment skills needed to evaluate student work in the arts faced by teachers
across the educational spectrum.. Assessment is also the focus of the paper by Michelle
LaVicka, who is also one of the JEPSC’s editors. In her position paper, LaVicka reflects on
the complexity and challenges of assessment in math classrooms. Finally, there is a book
review by fellow editor Doris Sweeney, who critiqued Am I Still Autistic: How a LowFunctioning, Slightly Retarded Toddler Became CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar National
Corporation by John Hall, Ph.D.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the editors who contributed to this edition of
JEPSC.

Enjoy the readings …

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