Monthly Archives: June 2021

A Theory of Dreaming

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ASD Holes

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Texas Historian: Yes, Teach Texas History: All of It!

Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed a law (House Bill 2497) creating „The Texas 1836 Project,” intended to teach the true history of Texas and demonstrate its core values and patriotism. Historians across the country worried that yet another state … Continue reading

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Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams is Prepared to Thin-Spread NYC’s “Great Teachers”

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Why Has Teacher-Directed Instruction Largely Remained Stable over the Past Century? (Part 4)

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Why Has Teacher-Directed Instruction Remained Largely Stable over the Past Century? (Part 3)

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How Has Teacher-Directed Instruction Changed over the Past Century? (Part 2)

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An Enduring Puzzle about Teaching in the U.S. (Part 1)

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The Downside of Data-Driven Education — Diane Ravitch’s blog

Jerry Z. Muller wrote a warning about how data-driven organizations can distort their own goals and purposes. In education, we have known about the dangers of incentives for test scores for a long time. In 1976, sociologist Donald Campbell that … Continue reading

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William Gumbert: Dallas ISD Public Schools Significantly Outperform Dallas Charter Schools — Diane Ravitch’s blog

William Gumbert has written a series of posts demonstrating that students who attend public schools in Texas consistently get better results than those in charter schools. In this post, he shows that the regular public schools in Dallas outperform the … Continue reading

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