It's Summer Break Time
Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch will be back in September, though, rested and ready to blog about their differences—and similarities—once again. Read Full Post >
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June 30, 2011
February 17, 2011
Dignity and Respect in the Classroom
Being treated with dignity is, I suspect, part of our natural aspiration as humans. And while it can be crushed, it can also be restored. My experience in schools that placed faculty, family, and student dignity above all else was reassuring. Read Full Post >
December 22, 2010
Diane Ravitch To Receive Moynihan Prize
We've just learned that Diane Ravitch will receive the 2011 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize from the American Academy of Political and Social Science. To quote from the Academy's website: the prize was created to "recognize social scientists and other leaders in the public arena who champion the use o... Read Full Post >
November 02, 2010
Did We Bridge Our Differences?
Diane Ravitch writes: "Somehow our old disputes about whole language, bilingual education, and the new new math pale in comparison to the coordinated assault by powerful forces on the very foundations of public education." Read Full Post >
October 28, 2010
Prescient Words on Testing and Schools
Deborah Meier writes: "But I'm amazed to read those prescient words of 1983 which were, I argued, that your book was a recipe for the wrong reforms: "more tests, more homework, longer school hours, mandated state requirements, stiffer standards for promotion, stricter discipline codes, merit pay, and sometimes, tuition tax credits." Read Full Post >
March 11, 2010
A Shot in the Arm for Teachers
Dear Diane, I'm back from a trip to Indiana and Ohio. You've brought the teachers and administrators I met great joy and hope. They asked me to say thanks. The level of fear out there in the field is enormous. Of course, many of your critics will be delighted to hear this. They see security as the ... Read Full Post >
March 09, 2010
What I Did Not Recant or Abandon
Dear Deborah, This has been an amazing week. The book came out on March 2 and immediately was the best-selling education policy book on Amazon.com. Its wonderful reception is due not to any unusual talent or insight of my own, but to the fact that what I am saying resonates with teachers, administr... Read Full Post >
March 02, 2010
Today Is Publication Day
Dear Deborah, At last! Over the course of our three years of blogging together, I have been writing a book, as you know. Today is publication day for The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. The title is a conscious echo of Jane Jacob... Read Full Post >
January 21, 2010
Kudos for Bridging Differences
Building Bridges was recently named one of the best education blogs for 2010 by Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews. Mathews, who is also a member of the Editorial Projects in Education board, and fellow Post blogger Valerie Strauss selected a wide range of blogs for the honor. Read all about Brid... Read Full Post >
December 06, 2007
Introducing Diane Ravitch
Hi, I am Diane Ravitch and I am really excited about the opportunity to blog with Deborah Meier. Deb and I had quite a lot of fun writing an article that was published in Education Week (May 24, 2006) as "Bridging Differences." We started writing the article after we shared a platform at New York Un... Read Full Post >
The opinions expressed in Bridging Differences are strictly those of the author and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
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