Black vs. Rose

To be honest, I found these two very difficult to compare, because Black seemed to give less concrete examples of error or solution. Black seemed more interested in outlining comic and satirical examples of the stupid ways people seek to 'cure' education, as evidenced by his statement that "I went to school in an empty carton of Paul Mauls," while Rose outlined concrete examples of what he considered could be actual solutions, for example highlighting a real problem by saying " Just when you think the lesson is learned – that the failure of last year’s miracle cure is acknowledged and lamented – our attention is absorbed by a new quick fix."
Both Rose and Black seem to be of the opinion that our educational system is broken. As Black says eloquently, "You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand our schools are broken--which is good, because none of us are," and Rose affirms that the reason for his resolutions is due to the "troubling developments and bad, old habits of 2010," indicating he considers past years an example of bad schooling. Another similarity between the two is their general disdain for the ignorant behavior and meddling of the press, Rose asking to "have the media, middle-brow and high-brow, quit giving such a free pass to the claims and initiatives of the Department of Education and school reformers." and Black mocking NBC , saying "NBC: a week for education, 51 weeks for incarceration,"