Just thought I'd throw out a few things that caught my attention, in case you don't all have enough reading to do...
Elsewhere, Diane Ravitch writes about The Myth of Charter Schools in the NYTimes Review of Books. It's a thorough takedown of the charter school claims in WFS. Good read.
On the charter school theme, I think Kohn linked to this recent book: Keeping the Promise: The Debate Over Charter Schools
Finally, Chicago Public Radio's 848 program is running a series this week on issues in Chicago schools. I haven't listened yet, but I'm confident the have something interesting to say. Yesterday focused on education reforms and what makes a good teacher. Today, they're looking at charter school issues with, among others, one of the editors of Catalyst. You can listen or download the episodes at here.
Great! Thanks for sharing these Jeremy.
ReplyDeleteLet's bring these into the conversation. The conversation about education is happening all around us, in part due to the popularity of the film 'waiting for superman.' It is important that we all pull a chair up to the table and participate in the conversation. As we read/listen/talk, think about the narratives being told about our underlying beliefs/articulations about the meaning of education.