June 18, 1997
Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 38
Student Well-Being
Pregnant Pause
On a sleepy stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway that zigzags along the ocean here, logging trucks cart lumber to local mills, passing dairy farms and oyster boats rocking in the bay.
School & District Management
Opinion
Getting Better by Design
Two major streams of school reform are operating in America today. One,
which has been dominant over the past decade, holds that reform
primarily requires changes in the school governance system--standards,
assessment, accountability, site-based management, charters, vouchers.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
An Open Letter to the President On Reading Tests and Standards
Having read with some care your February State of the Union Address and
the speech you gave before the Michigan legislature in March, I confess
myself delighted that you share not just my high opinion of the
importance of reading but the same high value placed on reading by most
educators and parent
Teaching Profession
Opinion
The 'Good' Teacher: Tapping the Mysterious
The Commentary by James M. Banner Jr. and Harold C. Cannon ("The 'Who' of Teaching," April 16, 1997,)
tweaked a curiosity and an interest I have had throughout my career of
trying to understand what makes a good teacher.
Education
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Performance-Based Licenses: More of the Details, Please
Education
Opinion
Beyond 'Boredom'
Every few years, the American public becomes fascinated with the
problem of student boredom. Newspaper headlines, articles, editorials,
radio commentators, and panelists on Sunday-morning talk shows inundate
us with anecdotes and research decrying the high levels of boredom in
the classroom.