“Opportunity to learn” revived?
As Ed Week’s Michele McNeil is reporting, a coalition of civil rights groups has issued a white paper today through a (new?) organization, the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign. Last night, Diane Ravitch was tweeting her reading of the paper as a gentle but firm rebuke of the Obama administration’s approach to accountability. To some […]
The passive-aggressive student
I’m working this year with several thoughtful, independent-minded grad students right now, and this afternoon I realized that I’ve been quite lucky the last few years in terms of my experiences with grad students (and I hope the converse as well!). Since that hasn’t always been the case, I thought I’d put down my thoughts while […]