Loud Voice Fighting Tide of New Trend in Education

Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times

Diane Ravitch has become a hero to the left for opposing conventional wisdom on fixing schools.

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Three Myths About Today’s Students

In this thought-provoking article in Educational Psychologist, Paul Kirschner (Open University of the Netherlands) and Jeroen van Merrienboer (Maastricht University) attack three common beliefs about teaching and learning.

• Belief #1: Today’s students are information-savvy “digital natives.” The theory is that young people have been immersed in technology all their lives and are therefore able to multi-task (for example, simultaneously doing…

This must have been my fantasy summer.  I'm usually not a fan of the fantasy genre, but this summer, many of the middle grade and young adult books that I read were fantasies.  And one of my favorite fantasies was Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.

This Newbery winner is an enchanting tale and a great teaching tool for illustrating the importance of world-building in any novel.  This is a clear example of setting driving the story in much the same way that geography shapes…

"College professor should be more involved in K-12 education" is the actual title of what I think is a very important article.

The basic idea is that college and university people tend to think they can stay up In the clouds. Meanwhile K-12 is stuck in mediocrity. Children are coming up to the college level who don't have basic skills. These poorly prepared children will…

 I've written several articles about classical education, and finally came up with this sweeping epiphany: if you tossed out what is typically done in public schools and dropped in a classical education curriculum, two things would happen: schools would get much better and the costs would go down.

 I just interviewed Laurie Thomas, author of a new book called "Not Trivial--how studying the traditional liberal arts can set you free."

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HAVE SPORTS TEAMS BROUGHT DOWN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS?

Career Advice: Getting Beyond First-Year Teaching Jitters

Your first year of teaching is kind of like your first truly gruesome photo from a high school formal dance. The excessive hair gel, the unfortunate choice of…

The Pop! of the Wild

By AARON HIRSH

IF you put your head underwater in the Sea of Cortez, you will hear a crackling sound. In my summer field course for…

Bixhorn: Long Island's senior class lives in a different world

Originally published: September 6, 2013 5:01 PM

Updated: September 6, 2013 8:53 PM

Newsday

By GARY D. BIXHORN  

Photo credit: iStock Photo |

The Long Island high school Class of 2014 has returned to school. For the majority, graduation will be the culmination of a 13-year public…

The Great Stagnation of American Education

Javier Jaén…

What Words Would You Love to Ditch?

A Sandy Hook Parent's Letter to Teachers

Ed Week

As another school year begins and old routines settle back into place, I wanted to share my story in honor of the teachers everywhere who care for our children.

I lost…