Is the year — with a Presidential election on tap — that we finally have broad discussions on the new role of public education?
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My ‘brilliant’ idea
Can a camcorder, a piece of poetry or prose, some basic editing software, and ingenuity transform public education? Let’s work on it.
A new idea: shared poetry
Could YouTube and Robert Frost transform education? They just might be able to.
Do we need better parents?
For better students, we need to begin with ‘better’ parents. Right? John Merrow investigates.
Questioning the conventional wisdom
In some cases, advice like “stop” or “slow down” can be BAD for those involved — and this is the case more often than not in some education discussions.
Moving the chair, at Penn State and in education
John Merrow relates the current scandal at Penn State back to the broader field of education.
Is teaching a team sport?
John Merrow looks to the World Series for inspiration on an idea about teaching.
