Helen Ladd’s common-sense approach
I’m biased because I’ve made the same recommendations: In a late January Ed Week commentary I should have pointed to earlier, the Duke University professor says we should be Rethinking the Way We Hold Schools Accountable.
Zokol: for when you’ve read too much Kozol
It’s obvious what’s the great line to take from Sandra Tsing Loh’s review of Kozol’s latest. But you need to read past the first paragraph. Loh’s writing is a bit stream-of-consciousness but forceful, vivid, memorable. Oh, yeah: and the other very important bit of information I gleaned: Loh was a viola player. I should’ve guessed.
How to ask questions of faculty
Once again Cal Newport has solid advice for college students: Don’t be afraid to ask questions when confused in class. Use the following format: <this is my interpretation> + <this is what confused me> + <this is what I want to be clarified> Yes, yes, yes: don’t ask a vague question such as Can you […]
On excuses for unintended consequences
Oh, my: I head out of town for a week, and when I get back there’s a trail of tears blogs on curriculum narrowing: Charles Barone, January 17 Robert Pondiscio, January 18 Eduwonkette, January 18 Eduwonk, January 17-18 Eduwonkette, February 4 Eduwonk, February 6 Ken DeRosa, February 6 Robert Pondiscio, February 7 Joanne Jacobs, February […]
A warning to college teachers
Ouch: I’d like to thank you all for doing away with the education of the past that encouraged thinking, and for signing on to a new style that’s more formulated for today. My future boss will really appreciate the robot qualities you have instilled in me. After all, it’s a cubicle world, and we’re going […]