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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Teaching for Change in a Culture of Compliance

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Even though John McCain declared education to be “the civil rights issue of this century,” his idea of equal opportunity has more to do with “shaking up failed school bureaucracies” and introducing market-driven competitive forces to “empower parents with choice” regardless of whether, in fact, a choice actually exists. And while he’s busy talking about [...]

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Battleground

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Things are so messed up. I cringe when I turn on the computer, the TV, or open the newspaper. It’s like gawking at the scene of an accident. But I can’t ignore this stuff.
The “troopergate” findings were released by the legislature on Friday, and Sarah Palin was found to have abused her power as governor. [...]

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NY Times Meets the Edublog

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The last of my three articles for the NY Times Lesson Plans blog was posted yesterday. The deal was to write 3 or 4 pieces during September, and I managed to put three together, saying about as much as I have to say, for now at least, in that forum.
The second piece I wrote [...]

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