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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 This blog is no longer being updated.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 Is 12th Grade an Anachronism?
It's time to reconsider eliminating 12th grade because young people today are more sophisticated than ever before.
Walt Gardner, March 6, 2013
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Education Opinion Closing Failing Schools Is Risky
Ill thought out action about closing failing schools is worse than no action at all.
Walt Gardner, March 4, 2013
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Education Opinion Funding Schools Based on Need
Although districts serving needy students deserve more per-pupil funding than those serving affluent students, it's still important to have realistic expectations about outcomes.
Walt Gardner, March 1, 2013
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Education Opinion Disparate Impact and Black Students
If discipline is revamped to avoid violating the disparate impact standard, black students who want to learn will be hurt the most.
Walt Gardner, February 27, 2013
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Education Opinion The IQ Debate
Are variations in IQ inherited or developed?
Walt Gardner, February 25, 2013
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Education Opinion Teacher Morale Plummets
Public schools won't be recognizable a decade or so from now as commodification accelerates.
Walt Gardner, February 22, 2013
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Education Opinion Psychometric vs. Legal Discrimination
It's time that courts acknowledge the realities of testing.
Walt Gardner, February 20, 2013
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Education Opinion Preschool in the Hot Seat
Eliminating preschool because its cognitive benefits fade by the third grade is unthinkable.
Walt Gardner, February 18, 2013
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Education Opinion School Turnarounds Are Predictably Rare
Prescription for success at some high poverty schools has limited application to others.
Walt Gardner, February 15, 2013
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Education Opinion Which College Is a Good Choice?
Only students from affluent families have the luxury of choosing a major based on its intellectual appeal alone.
Walt Gardner, February 13, 2013
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Education Opinion Turning Test Worriers Into Test Warriors
Shielding children from anxious situations does them an unintended disservice in the long run.
Walt Gardner, February 11, 2013
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Education Opinion Avoiding the Obvious in Education Reform
A better America depends on parents able to provide their children with the essentials for learning.
Walt Gardner, February 8, 2013
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Education Opinion Requiem for Catholic Schools?
Catholic schools will survive because of the Education Investment Incentives Act.
Walt Gardner, February 6, 2013
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Education Opinion The Other Super Bowl
What about an academic super bowl?
Walt Gardner, February 4, 2013
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