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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 This blog is no longer being updated.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 Peer Assistance and Review
Peer Assistance and Review has the potential to transform underperforming teachers.
Walt Gardner, May 10, 2013
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Education Opinion As If Money Doesn't Matter in Education
If money doesn't matter in providing a quality education, why do parents shell out $43,000 a year for tuition?
Walt Gardner, May 8, 2013
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Education Opinion Great Teachers Are Virtuosos
Great teachers are virtuosos who possess gifts that can be identified but not duplicated.
Walt Gardner, May 6, 2013
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Education Opinion Is There a STEM Shortage?
What better way to keep labor costs low than to increase the number of STEM workers here on H1-B visas?
Walt Gardner, May 3, 2013
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Education Opinion Funding Schools Equitably
It's hard to generate sympathy when two wealthy communities tangle over funding, but the struggle illustrates important principles.
Walt Gardner, May 1, 2013
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Education Opinion The Trouble With Educational Slogans
Equal opportunity for all children is a slogan that can never become a reality in this country.
Walt Gardner, April 29, 2013
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Education Opinion Bill Gates's School Panopticon
Placing video cameras in every classroom is reminiscent of Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon of the late 18th century.
Walt Gardner, April 26, 2013
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Education Opinion The Teachers We Remember
Teachers often leave an indelible imprint on students in ways not reflected in the tests in widespread use.
Walt Gardner, April 24, 2013
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Education Opinion The Media and Critical Thinking
Quality newspapers and magazines can develop critical thinking in students.
Walt Gardner, April 22, 2013
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Education Opinion Charter School Teachers Want It Both Ways
It's hard to sympathize with charter school teachers because they knew what they signed up for.
Walt Gardner, April 19, 2013
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Education Opinion Who Is the Real Secretary of Education?
Big money essentially shapes educational policy.
Walt Gardner, April 17, 2013
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Education Opinion Try Talking, Not Ticketing at School
It's hard to fight others when you feel close to them.
Walt Gardner, April 15, 2013
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Education Opinion Science Education Confusion
If teachers are constrained in their teaching methods, students will be shortchanged.
Walt Gardner, April 12, 2013
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Education Opinion Preview of Schools of the Future?
The reductio ad absurdum of the school accountability movement can be seen in manufacturing companies.
Walt Gardner, April 10, 2013
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