A Battle for the Heart and Soul of Public Education
Read at Alternet (AlterNet) More than two decades ago, Deborah Meier warned that the idea of democracy was in peril. “Is it ever otherwise?” she asked in the ...
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Renee Dinnerstein’s Revolution Grows in Brooklyn
Last September, before school began, I made my way to the Brooklyn Historical Society for the launch of Renée Dinnerstein’s new book, Choice Time. At a time of ...
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Paul Tough’s Hard Work of Helping Children Succeed
In the acknowledgments of Helping Children Succeed, Paul Tough’s latest ruminations on same, the best-selling author concedes that he had originally thought of the slim 125-page book as ...
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We’re Not in Reggio Emilia Anymore: Kathy and Ro’s Translation Project
Play, the primary engine of human development, is vanishing. Melvin Konner, an anthropologist and neuroscientist, regards it as the central paradox of evolutionary biology, combining great energy and ...
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What Do Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups? Ask Erika Christakis
Suddenly, everyone’s weighing in on what young children need. From CEOs of tech startups to the titans of philanthropcapitalism, from economists to journalists and political pundits, early development ...
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Teaching Kindergarten in A New Age of Anxiety
These are dark times for the children in the garden. They have lost their place at the center of education. The shepherds of early development are struggling to ...
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