October 15, 1997

Education Week, Vol. 17, Issue 07
Education Killing Time
For years, Joyce Brisco played a daily game of beat the clock, struggling to fit a speech and debate lesson into a 55-minute class period.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, October 15, 1997
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14 min read
Standards & Accountability Opinion The Paradox of Educational Power
Inevitably and predictably, America's news media have given us another round of back-to-school stories and documentaries, many of which again question why Johnny cannot read or why his teacher cannot be more effective. Just as predictably, virtually none of these analyses has gotten it right.
James W. Guthrie, October 15, 1997
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5 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

Bilingual Math Test Is Not 'Beyond NAEP'


To the Editor:
October 15, 1997
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12 min read
Education Opinion The POW in Language Power
My most disenfranchised 8th grade language arts class and I found out about the "pow" part of language power.
Mary Mercer Krogness, October 15, 1997
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8 min read
Education Opinion The Second Great Math Rebellion
Reformers almost always go too far in jettisoning what they don't like and too far in embracing new, unproven practices.
Tom Loveless, October 15, 1997
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7 min read