What Do Teachers Want?
The Scholastic-Gates Survey says in its conclusion that "On average, teachers work about 11 hours and 25 minutes a day." Read Full Post >
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April 10, 2012
April 03, 2012
'Soft Science' & Less Certainty
We dumb down young people's education early by suggesting that in democracy it's one vote for every one person. Read Full Post >
March 27, 2012
So Much Policy Talk
How much can schools—under the best of circumstances—affect young people's lives and drives? In many ways I've spent 50 years exploring the answer to that. Read Full Post >
March 21, 2012
On Foreign Relations & Precious Gems
Denver: If you go out that-a-way, visit the Jefferson County Open School. Begun in 1970, it's a precious gem. Read Full Post >
March 15, 2012
The Futile Search for "Trust-Proof" Systems
But looking for trust-proof "systems" is penny wise and pound foolish—and an endless task. We substitute the indirect evidence for the "real thing." The more we depend on such data, the more it loses its validity. Read Full Post >
March 13, 2012
Why Are Teachers So Upset?
It cannot be accidental that the sharp drop in teacher morale coincides with the efforts of people such as Michelle Rhee and organizations such as Education Reform Now and Stand for Children to end teacher tenure and seniority. Read Full Post >
March 08, 2012
Phony Stories About Schools
Our fight for public schooling is a fight for democracy, for one-for-all-and-all-for-one solutions to our problems. Read Full Post >
March 06, 2012
Bobby Jindal vs. Public Education
Why are the elites of both parties so eager to hand children and public dollars over to private corporations? Why are both parties complicit in the dismantling of public education? Read Full Post >
February 28, 2012
How to Demoralize Teachers
The principal of an outstanding elementary school in Brooklyn wrote me to say that the release of the ratings made her "absolutely sick." One of her teachers was rated for a year when she was away on child-care leave. Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Buyer Beware
But there is also some renewed optimism that we might, just might, see a resurgence of energy for saving democracy. Read Full Post >
