The 2008 Kappan poll of older, white, wealthy college-educated women east of the Rockies
The most important news to come out of today’s Kappan poll release is not the responses to any of the questions but the sample composition: 65% women, 84% white, 50% aged 50 and older, 44% college graduates (and 71% with some college experience), 43% with incomes $50K and above, and 19% from the Census West […]
The Project Method zombie
The NCTAF blog calls it “a 21st century education system.” Steve Lohr admires it as “the drive for technology-enabled reform of education.” The New Technology Foundation calls it “a fully proven model.” While I have some hopes for how technology might be used to change instruction, calling project-based learning new is something that raises alarms […]
We now return to our regularly-scheduled panic
Last week I was in California helping to surprise my mother for her 75th birthday, and despite fears of her finding out in advance (mothers tend to suss out these things), she swears up and down she had no clue. It’s been about 14 years since we all got together in the redwoods and pines […]
Two brief comments
I promised not to comment on anything during my two-week break, but the NewTalk NCLBfest made me wonder who’s missing from this debate. Your observations in the comments are most welcome. Also, I think I may have alienated my family forever by going against their advice and buying a Sony Reader. Even my technophile son […]
Blogging vacation for the D’s
I will follow the lead of Deborah Meier, Diane Ravitch, David Hoff, and plenty of others with D as an initial: I will not be blogging for the next two weeks. I have some things to take care of in the break between my summer class and the beginning of fall classes, so you will […]