The value of foreign languages
Why does Kevin Carey’s dissing of foreign-language instruction seems remarkably like Richard Cohen’s I hate math and am proud of it column, What is the value of algebra? Both reason from personal experience with the subject at hand. Would Carey accept Cohen’s logic? I doubt it. But he’s using the same construction (I took the subject, […]
Ninth grade angst—for everyone
This morning, the St. Petersburg Times published an entire section devoted to a feature on ninth grade by reporter Ron Matus and photographer Lara Cerri. Matus and Cerri followed ninth graders in 2005-06 and did a remarkable job of earning their trust and watching several go through serious crises. I’m not done with the article, […]
Resegregation perspectives
In my local paper today (the St. Pete Times) is a smart (and sad) column on school resegregation by Thomas Tobin. Recommended reading.
Whoops! We undermined it again
This morning’s Inside Higher Education edition has a Scott Jaschik article reporting on an American Council on Education-commissioned poll on American attitudes about higher education (PDF). There are at least two major findings, one that the poll report by consultant The Winston Group highlighted: U.S. residents now believe that the primary motivation for companies’ shifting operations overseas is because […]
Why Sherman’s not blogging today (excuse note)
By Sherman Dorn on December 10, 2006
Apologies to Pat Cooksey Dear Readers I will plead with you, don’t have a fit of pique. This blog will start up once again for you to read next week. My mind is all quite bloodied, and my thoughts a formless mess. I write this entry ’cause our blogs are here for to confess. I […]
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