Poor Teaching for Poor Children … in the Name of Reform (##)
How to Sell Conservatism: Lesson 1 — Pretend You’re a Reformer (##)
If you somehow neglected to renew your subscription to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, you may have missed a couple of interesting articles last year. A series of studies conducted by two independent groups of researchers (published in the September and November 2009 issues, respectively) added to an already substantial collection of evidence showing that “people are motivated . . . (Read More)
What Passes for School Reform: “Value-Added” Teacher Evaluation and Other School Reform Absurdities (##)
The less people know about teaching and learning, the more sympathetic they’re likely to be to the kind of “school reform” that’s all the rage these days. Look, they say, some teachers (and schools) are lousy, aren’t they? And we want kids to receive a better education — including poor kids, who typically get the . . . (Read More)