Regarding my article in this week's Gadfly, I'd like to clarify that my use of the word "disingenuous" was not meant to describe the moral character of the study's authors. I actually said that the co-author's suggestion that the study provided evidence of curriculum narrowing was disingenuous. Further, I was using the word to mean "not straightforward" rather than dishonest. Regardless, I goofed. It was clearly a poor word choice and we'll print a short correction in next week's Fly.
Since I've been at Fordham, I've actually enjoyed a little back and forth with Jay on the topic of special education. I look forward to continuing discussion with him on the things that I question. His moral character is not one of them.
