Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Education
10/22/2021
Why Tweets and Texts Are Good For Your Writing
Here’s a question that made me laugh: “Is Texting Killing the English Language?” That was the headline from a 2013 TIME story, which examined the fears that texting (and all its casual shorthand) is doing irreparable damage to us all.
11/11/2021
Opinion:The Awesome Importance of Imagination
Plato and Aristotle disagreed about the imagination. As the philosopher Stephen Asma and the actor Paul Giamatti pointed out in an essay in March, Plato gave the impression that imagination is a somewhat airy-fairy luxury good.
11/09/2021
“Critical Race Theory” and actual education policy, part two
In yesterday’s post I wrote about two recent trends in progressive education policy that have (rightly, I think) annoyed a lot of people: prolonged school closures and the view that standardized tests that show Black and Latino students doing worse than white and Asian ones reflect a failing of the tests rather than the school system.
10/25/2021
For a Lesson in Pre-K Excellence, Look to Alabama
For the past 15 years, one of the nation’s brightest landscapes for prekindergarten has flourished in an unlikely place. Alabama First Class Pre-K stands out in the South, where investment in preschool education has traditionally lagged.
10/11/2021
Seeding Accounts for Kindergartners and Hoping to Grow College Graduates
New York City is giving every public school kindergartner $100 in a college savings account. Here’s why every penny matters.
10/05/2021
Coding Games for Kids, Especially Girls, Have Come a Long Way
As someone who's had my children in the last decade, I can tell you that the pushy-parent movement sometimes makes me feel like I’m failing my kids because they can’t code.
09/27/2021
Q&A with Adam Grant, Author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
Introducing HxA’s new “What We’re Reading” series, where we chat with authors about their thought-provoking work on issues around viewpoint diversity, constructive disagreement, and open inquiry.
09/06/2021
The College Rankings Racket
You get more of what you measure. How to measure better things.
08/23/2021
Office Hours: The Education Episode
Scott answers a question about fair pay for teachers. He also explains why he’ll be heartbroken if his kids don’t end up going to college, despite all his qualms with the higher education system.
08/23/2021
Higher Education post-COVID with Scott Galloway
Seventeen plus months in, the global pandemic continues to upend institutions of learning, including higher education.
08/13/2021
The New Yorker Radio Hour: A Progressive Parent Confronts Segregated Schooling
As a new arrival in Oakland, California, Courtney Martin wondered why there were no white kids on the playground of her nearby elementary school.
08/12/2021