John Merrow – The Influence of Teachers
Your assignment for the weekend: Read Merrow’s piece in Independent School Magazine (hat tip). Extra credit: craft a humanistic essay that opposes Merrow’s central argument about the role of teachers (you’ll find that quite a challenge).
Higher education and the wrong battle
At Education Sector, Kevin Carey (a 4 out of 5 in my book) has an institutionalist lens that is sometimes incisive (4.5 out of 5) , sometimes frustrating (2 of 5), and occasionally both. Such as his complaint yesterday about the “Higher Ed Lobby” (my quotation marks, which are probably 1 out of 5 on […]
Need new brain. Or a walk.
I think I got a bunch of stuff done this morning, but my brain really is not working right now. Either I need a brain transplant or I need to get out of my office, walk somewhere for coffee or something else of sustenance, and revive. I’ll try the second, in hopes that I don’t […]
Chemistry or test-prep?
In Palm Beach County, high schools are ditching real science for FCAT prep. And I thought the election results were the most depressing news of the morning!
Bad signs in Kenya
According to the Chronicle of Higher Ed, Kenyan Universities Remain Closed as Fighting Worsens. Universities had already delayed the opening of the current term, and when schools are closed in civil conflict, lots of other things are inevitably shut down as well. Coverage by PRI’s The World provides more information about the conflict in Kenya […]