The Problem With a Culture of Excellence
Asian Americans have become a model of academic achievement. This is bad news for basically everyone.
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In the Classroom
30 posts
If We Want Better Teachers, We Need Better Incentives
Teachers receive salary and pension benefits later in their careers, which works to the advantage of many, including the unions that lead them, but this rewards structure could be keeping lots of talented individuals out of the classrooms.
Racism 101: Let’s Talk About Diversity and Prejudice in America’s Public Schools
Teachers and administrators do not talk enough with students about race or the harm caused by racist language. And that allows it to persist unchecked.
Our Public Schools Must Be More Autism-Friendly—Here’s Where to Start
We’ll continue to work toward discovering why more and more kids are being diagnosed, but in the meantime we need to provide help for the ones who are already on the spectrum. One frustrated mom proposes 10 easy-to-implement solutions.
Overhaul the Curriculum: The First Step We Must Take Toward Fixing Our Education System
In order to teach students who will have to compete in the knowledge economy, a school’s curriculum should not be prescribed, but arrived at collaboratively.
Why We Need to Teach the Evolution ‘Controversy’ in Schools
All good science should aim to convince outsiders that a consensus has been reached without any biases. Even evolution.
Killing Pigs and Weed Maps: The Mostly Unread World of Academic Papers
According to one study, which was presumably read by more than three people, half of all academic papers are read by no more than three people.
The Business of Higher Education: What We Miss by Looking Only at Balance Sheets
The generation of knowledge by professors. The transformative conversations that happen outside of the classroom. The advancements in our understanding of society. How can you put a value on any of these things?
Common Core: The Obamacare of Education Policy
The education standards now adopted by 45 states are nothing like the Affordable Care Act, but have a lot in common with "Obamacare," that cartoon created by the conservative media to convince viewers of Obama's socialist agenda.
