January 1995
Teacher Magazine, Vol. 06, Issue 04
Education
Designs For Change
Strickland first tried his hand at designing schools at the request of several New York City parent groups that were looking for alternatives to school-building proposals the school board was considering. While much of that effort is now in limbo, Strickland says his work was well-received.
Education
An ABC Menagerie
Over the years, scholars have visited the Hughes collection, paying their respects as they glean insights into the poet’s life and work. But one segment of Hughes’ oeuvre—children’s poems and stories—has long been neglected. Many of these manuscripts were never published, seemingly forgotten.
Education
Teacher, Tutor, High-tech Tycoon
On the wall of Jan Davidson's surprisingly unassuming office is a photograph taken by her husband, Bob, on Christmas morning 1979. In it, Jan Davidson watches as her three children gaze in wonder at the newfangled present they have just received from their parents: an Apple II computer.
Education
Hard-boiled Egghead
Creating computer programs that are both “fun” and educationally sound, as opposed to those that are only divertingly entertaining, has been the institute’s raison d’être since Schank, in conjunction with Northwestern and Andersen Consulting, founded it in 1989.
Education
Breaking Barriers
For nearly 150 years, Lee Academy has educated the children of northern interior Maine. Located in the village of Lee, population 800, the school draws its students from more than 1,000 square miles of tiny townships, unorganized territories, villages, homesteads, and Indian reservations.
Education
Fighting Back
Shortly after celebrating her 18th birthday, Cheryl Mullen went to the county courthouse primed to do her civic duty and register to vote. But when the clerk asked the young woman her party affiliation, Mullen hesitated. Democrat or Republican? She may as well have flipped a coin for all she knew.
Education
Intelligence Report
Both theories of intelligence, though provocative, are not universally accepted. Together, however, they have opened up broader ways for educators to think about what it means to be smart and how they can help students reach their fullest potential.
Education
Window On The World
The tool Robertson is using to teach her class at Lincoln (Neb.) High School—known as EduPort—allows teachers to fetch on demand a wide range of educational materials not typically available at schools.
Education
Opinion
Getting High With Huck Finn
During the week in October that schools devote to drug and alcohol awareness many schoolteachers pin the “Just Say No to Drugs” ribbons on. The bright ribbons assert that they are drug-free, but they aren’t. I, too, have felt like a hypocrite as I warned my students about the ill effects.
Education
Opinion
Hooked On Teaching
Through the eyes of this 6th grader, the world of kindergartners was magical.
Education
Opinion
Cultural Revolution
When I started out as a French teacher in the late 1960s, my department head gave me three commands: “Never talk to a student before class. Be sure the books have covers. Look for gum.” I was assigned introductory courses of lower-level students.