Archive for December, 2007

Obstacles to Education Reform

“We can whenever, and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need, in order to do this. Whether we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” (Dr. Ron Edmonds, Harvard, 1978)

 It is […]

Obstructing Techniques Foil Education Questions

[Continuing to add to the list of Obstacles that prevent education responsiveness and reform, I attach my letter to the Editor published in the North Shore News, July 29, 1999.]
Dear Sir:
Parents have been moaning for decades about the unresponsive education system. They are so frustrated that in fact they are often more eager to “graduate” than […]