NBC News’ (potential) Free Speech Problem
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 …
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Why Should I Work for You?
Apprenticeship is a powerful way to learn. That’s why future doctors and teachers intern before being credentialed. The theoretical principle at work is that you learn best through the careful emulation, collaboration and supervision of a master practitioner. I remain staggered by the remarkable impact of student teaching on candidates – for good and bad.
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Stuff I’m Wondering About – #1
G’Day from Australia! Is American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten working for the enemy (Gates Foundation, Obama Department of Education)? Read this or this …
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Supporting Courageous Educators
Within the last decade, the Australian federal government surrendered a great many matters of governance, personnel, finances, facilities, etc… to each local school community. To …
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Schools For Our Times (1993)
I wrote the following discussion paper for Methodist Ladies’ College back in 1993. I recently found a copy and scanned it so that the ideas …
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Nostradamus and Arne Duncan
I’m occasionally accused of suggesting that Seymour Papert is the answer to every educational question. That may because over more than 40 years, my friend …
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Is Arne Duncan Overqualified?
In the current world of education policy, nothing succeeds quite like failure. Traditionally, Australia’s newly elected Labor Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, “should” be pro-teacher and …
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Does this teacher suck?
NOTE: I am posting my response to a blog post here because Blogger presented an incomprehensible error that I think might mean that my response …
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It’s Not Radio, It’s NPR
Last month I was interviewed by NPR (that R no longer stands for radio) about the India’s purported plans for a “$35 laptop” for education. …
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Must-read Editorial from Alfie Kohn
Cross-posted from the Constructing Modern Knowledge site. Web2.0pians should pay special attention to his mention of “personal learning communities.” Educators fortunate enough to attend Constructing …