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.
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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.
Be careful what you wish for
John Merrow offers up a simple request to both his liberal and conservative friends in the ed world.
Honoring teachers — again?
There are literally hundreds of different “teachers’ days” all over the world, including October 5′s “World Teachers’ Day,” but John Merrow has a broader, albeit a modest, proposal regarding all of them.
The intersection of technology and test scores
John Merrow examines the intersection point for two discussions within education: “the rising role of technology” and “the reliance on bubble tests as an assessment tool.” Where do they meet, and what can we do?
Two Town Halls, and a peek into the future
John Merrow on the two “Town Hall” events he attended at the end of August 2011 — and what it tells us about the future of education journalism.
