Ted Sizer

How Many Continents Are There?

Kurt Wootton | Posted 04.30.2012

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Kurt Wootton

We have about 45 million students taking standardized tests across the United States. With this many tests, how can states possibly evaluate complex and creative answers to interesting questions?

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Are Age and Experience Overrated When it Comes to Leadership?

Justin Snider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Snider

I very much believe that learning to delay gratification is an important life skill. Parents, and teachers, need to be in the business of teaching young people that we don't always get what we want right away.

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Wanna be a School Reformer? You Better do Your Homework!

Gary Stager | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Stager

Shouldn't people bold enough to call themselves "school reformers" be familiar with some of the literature on the subject?

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Does Education Matter?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Children, Ted Sizer, New York Times, Strengths, Education Reform, Media, Parents, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Education, to most Americans, is not the stuff of nightly news. Or, perhaps, it isn't news because the media is unsure of the critical importance of education reporting.

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