The revolution is not a picnic
“The revolution is not a dinner party,” student radicals used to say. Quoting Mao, I assume. In education, change is “no picnic,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times. Like me, he likes Obama’s...
View ArticlePerspiration vs. inspiration
Practice, practice, practice creates geniuses, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. Forget the “divine spark.” It’s not easy being a genius. If you wanted to picture how a typical genius might...
View ArticleHarlem miracle
The Harlem Miracle, a David Brooks column in the New York Times, praises a charter school that’s dramatically boosted low-income black and Hispanic students’ test scores. That shows schools can make...
View ArticleLearning from the 'Harlem Miracle'
The lessons of Harlem Promise Academy‘s success, writes Diane Ravitch on Bridging Differences, aren’t the ones columnist David Brooks points to in The Harlem Miracle. First, spend lots more money....
View ArticleCommunity colleges step into spotlight
') ; } // ]]> President Obama wants to spend $12 billion on community colleges to produce 5 million new graduates by 2020. That would fund construction, online courses and $9 billion for “challenge...
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