Letters To The Editor

To the Editor:

Nathan Glazer's piece on "Do We Need Big City School Superintendents?'' (Commentary, March 18, 1992) was so incredible that for several days after it appeared, I sat in stunned disbelief. How could someone of Mr. Glazer's renown and acumen think for one minute that the solution to the problems of urban schools would be through the simple dissolution of the office of the superintendent? That's like suggesting that General Motors could be fixed by doing away with the president or for that matter that the United States could be improved by dynamiting the White House. Ridiculous.

But in re-reading the piece I realized Mr. Glazer wasn't really saying the silly thing he appeared to be saying. He was up...