Issues

February 1998

Teacher Magazine, Vol. 09, Issue 05
School & District Management Coming of Age
After more than 30 years, the middle school reform movement has done little to improve the education young teenagers get. But a handful of schools are trying to change that.
David Ruenzel, February 1, 1998
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22 min read
Science Stargazing
Once a core part of a classical education, astronomy is now an academic orphan. But making children at home in the starry heavens can turn them on to science.
Steve Olson, February 1, 1998
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13 min read
Education Letter to the Editor Letters

Say Again?


Howard Good's criticism of education jargon "Say What?" [January] was wrongheaded; his criticism of educators (which I suspect was the real motivation for the essay) was malicious and unfair.
February 1, 1998
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9 min read
Curriculum Opinion Tuning In
A teacher tries to show his kids the hidden messages in sitcoms, tabloid talk shows, and pop music but finds there's no easy cure for media madness.
Gregory Michie, February 1, 1998
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27 min read
Education Opinion That's Edutainment!
The marriage of education and technology appears inevitable, if only because of the sheer number of matchmakers intent on making
Jennifer New, February 1, 1998
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11 min read
Families & the Community Opinion A Rah-Rah Mom
I'd like to say it happened insidiously, imperceptibly, creepily—first the denim shirt, then the leggings, then the insatiable desire to handle school paste. But it didn't. I made the decision to become a classroom volunteer with my eyes wide open and my knees shaking. We live in a nice suburb with a perfectly fine neighborhood elementary school. My husband and I went to public schools ourselves, and, good liberals that we are, we always felt a little guilty about the homogenous, high-end private preschool we first sent our son to. We were disturbed by the barely veiled racism and classism of so many parents we'd met there, who spoke of public school as something their kids needed to be shielded from. We would send our son to public school, and we would make it work. It was the right thing to do.
Joyce Millman, February 1, 1998
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4 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Netiquette
Children need "driver's education" to safely cruise the Information Highway.
R.W. Burniske, February 1, 1998
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9 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion Breaking Away
I modeled myself after Dr. Frank. As a new teacher I even imitated his growl to hush students who talked in class.
Chris Benson, February 1, 1998
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3 min read