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Duke English professor falls into historiography hole
In late April, Duke English professor Cathy Davidson wrote in a Times Higher Ed column, So last century, …the institutions of work and education developed over the past 150 years. People had to be taught the division of labour in all its manifestations, and public education was designed for that purpose. Virtually all the features that […]
What did Japan do? (the unpleasant parts)
We've taken the most likely road out of the financial crisis of 2008: avoiding Armageddon and getting stuck instead in an economic bog, which is neither horrific nor good. Krugman talks about a Third Depression, by which he means an overall slump of more than a decade. What we are seeing right now looks to […]
There is still a tulip market
I visited my daughter over the weekend, with a parent-volunteers meeting at her college as a convenient excuse to pop up to the Northeast and give her an easy ride off campus between the end of classes and finals. We spent a good part of three days walking outside, enjoying spring weather and several gardens–something […]
Go for the jugular, not “politicization” as a process attack
I’ve been going back and forth a bit on Twitter with David Cohen and Rachel Levy about the term “politicization” when applied to education policy, with Cohen and Levy arguing that the high-stakes accountability policies they dislike represent politicization. As an historian, I’m skeptical of the term “politicization” in policy discourse for two reasons: first, […]
Happy Mother’s Day! and some random thoughts
By Sherman Dorn on May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! Both of our children were born in May, and I made sure to get some flowers for my wonderful spouse. For those with an historical bent, I recommend last year's Backstory Radio podcast on Mother's Day. For my present to my own mother, I decided not to call her when I got […]
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