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Walt Gardner's Reality Check

Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion Emotional Intelligence vs. Raw Intelligence
Emotional intelligence can go only so far in achieving success in school.
Walt Gardner, May 25, 2016
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Education Opinion Are Schools Resegregated?
Integrating public schools can only succeed when parents of all races support it.
Walt Gardner, May 23, 2016
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Education Opinion How to Use Technology in the Classroom
Technology can make learning more enjoyable and effective if it is done right.
Walt Gardner, May 20, 2016
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Education Opinion The Book Trap Awaiting Teachers
No good deed goes unpunished when teachers try to enrich their instruction.
Walt Gardner, May 18, 2016
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Education Opinion Student-Parent Responsibility for Learning
Schools will be damned if they do and damned if they don't under new rules for evaluation.
Walt Gardner, May 16, 2016
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Education Opinion Remedial Classes for Too Many Students
The large percentage of students from high schools in affluent suburbs who need to take remedial classes in college calls into question assumptions about their reputation.
Walt Gardner, May 13, 2016
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Education Opinion Are Disruptive Students Outliers?
Teachers are not hired to be police, parent, and psychologist.
Walt Gardner, May 11, 2016
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Education Opinion What Are a School Board's Responsibilities?
Local school board accountability is restricted to fairness and finances.
Walt Gardner, May 9, 2016
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Education Opinion High-Flying Schools Are Outliers
There are no miracles in education reform, as much as we want to believe in them.
Walt Gardner, May 6, 2016
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Education Opinion New SAT Essay Is Controversial
Writing under pressure is de rigueur for professional journalists, but it is unrealistic for high school seniors.
Walt Gardner, May 4, 2016
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Education Opinion Test Score Manipulation Is Ethical Dilemma
Is it defensible to deprive students of a high school diploma based on subjective scoring of an exit exam?
Walt Gardner, May 2, 2016
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Education Opinion What's So Bad About Tracking?
Students are not being shortchanged by tracking when it is implemented at the appropriate level.
Walt Gardner, April 29, 2016
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Education Opinion Magnet Schools: The Overlooked Choice
Magnet schools offer all the benefits of charter schools without the downsides.
Walt Gardner, April 27, 2016
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Education Opinion The College Admissions Game
In the long run, it's not the cachet of the institution that matters but what students put into their studies.
Walt Gardner, April 25, 2016
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