The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
On October 4, 2010, I had the great privilege of participating in a webinar sponsored by Edutopia and featuring a stunning panel of experts charged …
Mark your calendars! A few days ago, Edutopia asked me to write another piece voicing my objections to NBC’s Education Nation coverage and the deeply …
During these dark days of American history in which politicians, media figures and billionaires of every persuasion are vilifying teachers and turning classrooms into joy-free …
My nephew Mathew is a terrific 13 year-old with lots of interests and much to my chagrin, he loves school. In fact, he has never …
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has decided to throw a few dollars around for parental involvement to distract the public from the anti-democratic school …
As some of you know, I have been writing about school improvement and the political, corporate and ideological forces that have been attempting to claim …
In anticipation of NBC News’ assault on public education, Education Nation, I decided to collect some inspirational tales of teaching excellence. I hope you enjoy …
Regarding the Zuckerberg donation to the Newark Public Schools… I am not hopeful at all. I am concerned. What makes you think that Christie hated …
Just in case you didn’t think teachers have enough to contend with after massive budget cuts, layoffs, standardized testing and scores published by teacher in …
Like many “progressive” educators, I have been alarmed by the lack of intellectual, pedagogical or ideological diversity represented in NBC Universal’s week-long series of discussions …