The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
After my work in Maine ended, my partner came running into the house screaming that one of my “prison kids” was just on This American Life.
Oprah, Barack Obama, NBC News, Arianna Huffington and most other rich & powerful folks keep telling anyone who will listen that the mediocre propagandistic documentary, …
National Book Award-Winning author and civil rights activist Jonathan Kozol is coming to Constructing Modern Knowledge 2011! I could not be more thrilled or honored. …
Jonathan Kozol has never been afraid to take on big targets. His current best seller, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Education …
The world lost another great educator recently. Donald Graves, passed away at 80 years-old in late September. Graves was the author of numerous books on …
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 …