In the "when will they learn?" department of academic freedom
Vandals ruined a run of a conservative student newspaper at the University of Georgia Tuesday. (Hat tip: Ralph Luker.) To whichever jerks did this: Great way to model respect for diversity, folks. Congratulations for advancing civil discourse. You’ve shown your clear moral superiority. Now, please don’t claim you’re speaking for me or others on the […]
Friday blues for reading packagers
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education released a scathing audit of the Reading First grantmaking process. I’m not sure why the department assumes that Friday releases of all the depressing news (for their initiatives) will depress discussion of it. Not a chance. The New York Times’s Sam Dillon has a piece today on the report […]
Arthur Levine gets a B in teacher education history
Arthur Levine’s Educating School Teachers report is out today, with responses already from NCATE’s Art Wise, Alexander Russo, and Jenny D., thus far. It’s sure to get other press as well.
Michael Bérubé in the NY Times
Michael Bérubé’s The Academic Blues is a succinct response to claims of academic bias and a must-read.
Overquoting
By Sherman Dorn on September 16, 2006
Excerpts from a note to a class after grading one set of quizzes: There were two reasons why the quiz scores were lower for this quiz than for the others. First, the material is more difficult, and most of you haven’t had experience with legal opinions. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this quiz […]
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