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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 This blog is no longer being updated.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 Teacher Responsibility for Student Health
The physical health of students is threatened by failure of officials to address the deterioration of buildings.
Walt Gardner, January 15, 2016
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Education Opinion Don't Generalize About Fixing Schools
There is no assurance that what works in one school district will work in another, regardless of their similarities.
Walt Gardner, January 13, 2016
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Education Opinion Free Speech in K-12 Is a Myth
It takes great courage or incredible stupidity for teachers to fight the prescribed curriculum.
Walt Gardner, January 11, 2016
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Education Opinion Schools Today Are Making Students Sick
What good is admission to a marquee-name college if it comes at the expense of mental and physical health?
Walt Gardner, January 8, 2016
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Education Opinion Are Teachers' Unions Finished?
It's the potential beginning of the end of teachers' unions in this country.
Walt Gardner, January 6, 2016
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Education Opinion All-Time High Graduation Rate Is Deceiving
A high school diploma has lost whatever value it once may have had.
Walt Gardner, January 4, 2016
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Education Opinion Selection Bias in Charter School Success
Studies about parental choice that do not control for selection bias are unconvincing.
Walt Gardner, January 1, 2016
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Education Opinion When Teachers Fear for Their Safety
Students who pose a clear and present danger to others forfeit their right to be in regular classes.
Walt Gardner, December 30, 2015
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Education Opinion Americans With Disabilities Act Violated
It's scandalous that disabled students are deprived of their right to a free, appropriate education by some school districts.
Walt Gardner, December 28, 2015
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Education Opinion Why Public Schools Attract Foreigners
If public schools in the United States are as bad as critics allege, then why do so many parents abroad willingly pay thousands of dollars to enroll their children here?
Walt Gardner, December 25, 2015
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Education Opinion Corporal Punishment in Schools Is Indefensible
There are more productive and humane ways of correcting unacceptable behavior than using corporal punishment.
Walt Gardner, December 23, 2015
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Education Opinion How Local School Boards Abuse Their Power
Local school boards are legally bound to provide a sound education to all students - not merely to those whose parents constitute the majority.
Walt Gardner, December 21, 2015
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Education Opinion 'Controlled Choice' Merits Consideration
Controlled choice is fairer than redrawing enrollment boundaries to integrate schools.
Walt Gardner, December 18, 2015
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Education Opinion Are Open Admissions Next?
Giving out degrees based on diluted standards devalues their worth and gives their holders an inflated sense of their ability.
Walt Gardner, December 16, 2015
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