[Note: this summarizes and extends on an argument made in this forthcoming article and in a book I am currently revising. Related discussions can be found at educationaction.org] Perhaps to most, probably to many, the conclusions which have been stated as to the conditions upon which depends the emergence of the Public from its eclipse will seem close to the denial of realizing the idea of a democratic public. --John Dewey, The Public and Its Problems Fights for decent housing, economic security, health programs, and for many of these other social issues for which liberals profess their...
Thoughts on leadership in education colleges
Our college of education at Purdue is seeking a dean. A thoughtful colleague at another institution had these words about such searches:"I've been through several Dean searches, one recently of course, and it's a tough market for really good people. The job itself can be very tough, especially if you aren't in a resource-rich environment -- and who is? The different academic cultures within an Ed School seem increasingly incommensurable to me -- theory/practice, qualitative/quantitative, early-childhood to adult ed, psychometric test designers/ radical postmodern critics, touchy-feelies and hard-nosed...
Public education is in peril
originally posted at Dailykos on February 23Diane Ravitch is a notable figure in American public education, as a policy maker having served as an Assistant Secretary under the first President Bush, aand as an historian who has been perhaps the most notable among those produced by her mentor the late Lawrence Cremins. She is inevitably the target of criticism, with many on the educational left critical of her role in what they view as a more conservative approach to public education. Recently Ravitch has become increasingly critical of many of the things dear to educational conservatives, from...
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Machines 'to match man by 2029' Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor has predicted. School Popularity Affects Girls’ Weights Girls who think they aren’t popular are at higher risk for weight gain, according to a new study. Higher Education Gap May Slow Economic Mobility Economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly over the last three decades, a study being released on Wednesday says. The authors of the study,...
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In 2020, 1 in 7 People in U.S. May Be Foreign-Born If present trends continue, within two decades the proportion of immigrants in the United States will surpass the peak reached more than a century ago, a new analysis concludes. Uncommon Knowledge: Surprising insights from the social sciences CURRENT EVENTS, IT now appears, shape sex appeal. According to a recent theory in psychology, individuals react defensively when the world around them (the "system") is threatened. This defensiveness generally prompts them to embrace the status quo, along with any...
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