Tuesday bits, September 16
Right now, at about 10:30 in the morning, I have a “this too shall pass” attitude towards anything that isn’t working right now. Why? Most of class this morning was spent delving into the grandiose education plans of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush, and Noah Webster. The students read closely, compared their notes to their classmates’, […]
Monday bits, Sept 15 version
Another potpourri entry for Monday morning. Plane flights that land at 10:40 pm lead to grogginess at 5:30 the next morning. Evidence: I think this is a profound observation right now. The count in my EPAA in-box this morning: Spam 42, Real Authors 1. And that’s after the spam filter did its work. Some bar/bat […]
Shared responsibilities III: The next ESEA
Over the summer, Charles Barone challenged me to put up or shut up on NCLB/ESEA. I immediately said that was fair; Accountability Frankenstein had a last chapter that was general, not specific to federal law. I’m stuck in an airport lounge waiting for a late flight, so I have an occasion to write this now. […]
Mostly bright spots
Miscellaneous thoughts after being on campus for about nine hours: It’s wonderful having a graduate assistant help with preparing manuscripts. I am now several weeks ahead on getting the next article to publication for Education Policy Analysis Archives, so I can focus the next few Mondays on review-work catchup. I think I’m recovering from the […]
Cold permutations
First, to provide a minor update on this morning’s news items: Semi-success on the reserving-time front. I had a lunch meeting and then a 3 pm meeting, and the time in between was too short to do much, so I exchanged one parking sticker for another. Whee. At least my wonderful grad student assisting with […]