I’m not “for the children”
I’ve just finished reading a fine student paper, but it’s one one where the obligatory purple passage at the end spoke of the need to keep the children in mind—in this case, the student was skeptical of the value of vouchers. Just yesterday, Matt Ladner opined about the Oprah series, “But U.S. schools can get […]
My “to blog about” list
At the end of the semester, I put off plenty of voluntary things because the urgent items are, well, urgent. So commenting on passing ed policy debates is delayed, and I now have a long list of saved blog entries I’ll get back to in May. Case in point: Ed Sector’s interview with a Denver […]
Al-Arian muddle
With the plea agreement (PDF) approved by the judge this week, it looks like the criminal proceedings against Sami Al-Arian are winding down (barring weird stuff that is actually somewhat likely). From the coverage in the local newspapers (St. Pete Times and Tampa Tribune), it may end the legal situation in as clear a case […]
Book review of Willinsky’s The Access Principle
Thanks to A.G. Rud for noting the online publication in Teachers College Record of Gene Glass and my review of John Willinsky’s The Access Principle (which you can download for free).
Usefully erroneous assumptions
By Sherman Dorn on April 19, 2006
One of the ‘baristas’ at Chain Café has just brought me a drink. I wonder why, apart from the fact that I’ve been a very loyal customer over the past n months. I wonder if they think my marriage is on the rocks and I come here as a respite from home. It isn’t—I’m working […]
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