An Open Letter to Bill Gates (2006)
ARCHIVE Don’t give up on schools, there is still much to be done By Gary Stager District Administration, Aug 2006 Dear Mr. Gates: I write …
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Who Elected Bill Gates?
My latest article is in The Huffington Post. It’s called, “Who Elected Bill Gates?” The article is dense, but that was required to support my …
Hooray for Bill Gates!
OK, even I never thought I’d utter those words aloud, but check out this interview with Tom Brokaw. Gates displays a sense of humor when …
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Bill Gates and Eli Broad Go Gangsta
Note: I wrote the article below two years ago. In light of Eli Broad’s takeover of the United States government and Kanye West’s latest outrage, …
Don’t Pee on My Leg and Call it Science!
Long ago, a wise friend told me that 90% of education research is bullshit. As I mature, I realize that estimate is far too modest. …
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You Can’t Handle the Truth!
An old friend and colleague got a new job at an education marketing/communication company where he believed they wanted actual content. He asked me to …
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Progressive Education and The Maker Movement – Symbiosis or Mutually Assured Destruction
Progressive Education and The Maker Movement – Symbiosis or Mutually Assured Destruction Published paper of keynote address at 2014 FabLearn Conference at Stanford University by …
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My Objections to the Common Core State Standards (1.0)
The following is an attempt to share some of my objections to Common Core in a coherent fashion. These are my views on a controversial …
The Troubling Optics Behind the President Learning to Code
Did you hear the news? President Obama wrote his first line of code yesterday to bring attention to Computer Science Week and Code.org’s Marie Antoinette-style …
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Balance
Ah, balance! Balance is the Fabreze of education policy. It is a chemical spray designed to mask the stench of a two year-old tuna sandwich found in …