February 16, 2011 STEM Sell Are Math and Science Really More Important Than Other Subjects? By Alfie Kohn What’s the single most alarming educational crisis today? That’s easy. It’s our failure to pay more attention to the academic field of whichever educator happens to be speaking at the moment. Just listen, then, and learn that while there may be other … Read More
When “21st-Century Schooling” Just Isn’t Good Enough: A Modest Proposal (#)
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION February 2009 When “21st-Century Schooling” Just Isn’t Good Enough: A Modest Proposal By Alfie Kohn Many school administrators, and even more people who aren’t educators but are kind enough to offer their advice about how our field can be improved, have emphasized the need for “21st-century schools” that teach “21st-century skills.” But is this really enough, particularly now … Read More