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The Education Issue

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Old Dogs, New Tricks

  • Posted by: Siobhan O'Connor , Thomas Golianopoulos
  • on September 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

Old Dogs, New Tricks

We asked four grownups what they’ve always wanted to learn to do, then sent them to class. BUILT TO SCALE or, How a Double-jointed Nonpianist with Dreams of Grandeur Learns to Play Strauss in Three Weeks. Two major ambitions defined my childhood. One was to become what I imagined headlines would refer.. Read & Discuss
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Class Action

  • Posted by: Eric Smillie
  • on September 8, 2008 at 1:57 pm

Class Action

Why are more public school educators than ever before leaving the field after only a few years in the classroom? Seven teachers take us to school. Anyone who thinks, “Those who can’t do, teach” hasn’t been taking very good notes: Teachers’ work is hard, and getting harder. But don’t just take our word.. Read & Discuss
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School Wars

  • Posted by: GaryStager , Amrit Richmond
  • on August 14, 2008 at 7:49 pm

School Wars

Public education is nearing a breaking point. GARY STAGER assesses the players struggling to revitalize the system, and explains why all of them are failing. Read & Discuss
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  • Categories: Politics
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Affirmative Action: A History

  • Posted by: alexandra_hoefinger
  • on August 14, 2008 at 6:47 pm

Affirmative Action: A History

From Kennedy's executive order 10925 to 2006's Michigan Civil Rights Initiative: A short history of the struggle for fairness in education. Read & Discuss
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The Fixer

  • Posted by: Adam Matthews
  • on August 14, 2008 at 4:47 pm

The Fixer

Why is one man trying to end affirmative action? ADAM MATTHEWS chronicles Ward Connerly's education crusade. Read & Discuss
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Loose Parts Playgrounds

  • Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
  • on August 14, 2008 at 3:28 pm

Loose Parts Playgrounds

Lower Manhattan will soon be home to the Imagination Playground, a new play space designed, pro bono, by David Rockwell, the architect behind über-casino Mohegan Sun and the sets for the Broadway run of [i]Hairspray[/i]. Read & Discuss
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Adventure Playgrounds

  • Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
  • on August 14, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Adventure Playgrounds

There’s an unusual park in Berkeley, California. Looking at it, “playground” probably wouldn’t be your first thought. “Junkyard” is more like it, or “war zone.” And, well, that would be accurate. Read & Discuss
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Nature Playgrounds

  • Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
  • on August 14, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Nature Playgrounds

For all the benefits of playing in nature, we live in a modern (and urban) world, and are unable to escape easily into the forest. So how to do it? Bring the forest to us. Read & Discuss
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Fall Down, Go Boom

  • Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
  • on August 13, 2008 at 9:52 pm

Fall Down, Go Boom

In the last two decades, playgrounds have gotten safer, more streamlined, and progressively worse. Now innovators are taking playgrounds more seriously than ever. Read & Discuss
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The Education Issue

  • Posted by: GOOD
  • on August 13, 2008 at 5:15 pm

The Education Issue

In our fear about what will happen if every child doesn’t know the quadratic formula by heart, we’ve created a far more damning problem: We’ve taken all the fun out of learning. Read & Discuss
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  • About The Education Issue

    In our fear about what will happen if every child doesn’t know the quadratic formula by heart, we’ve created a far more damning problem: We’ve taken all the fun out of learning.

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