Who Owns the Schools?

Ohio continues the debate over authority in education. It is interesting that in the article linked below, it states clearly that Teacher’s Unions are suing Charter schools as being unconstitutional, while working for public educational organizations that could be argued to be unconstitutional. The article hits it squarely that the main issue is [...]

Poetic Knowledge Chapter One

Poetic Knowledge, Chapter 1: The Validity of Poetic Knowledge
See previous post on the Introduction to this book for bibliographic info
Reading notes by Steve Elliott when he read the work in 2005-06

Notes in Normal Font are things that came to mind as I read the text, often thoughts or questions.
Notes in Bold are quotations I wish [...]

An Introduction to James Taylors’ Poetic Knowledge

Poetic Knowledge
The Recovery of Education
James S. Taylor
SUNY Press, 1998
I have been reading through this work with great delight and thought it might spark discussion or someone else to read this commendable work if I put some of my thoughts and his thoughts out on the blog and saw where it went. You will find [...]

A Teacher’s Version of “Hoosiers”

Great Story for teachers and lovers of great stories

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Edward Eggleston
Grosset & Dunlap, 1871, 281 pages
Reviewed by Steve Elliott, June 6, 2005
Here is a treasure of fiction that encompasses some great human themes. The footnotes and careful use of colloquial dialect seem to intimate that the author was seeking to [...]

Making It Up As We Go Along

Parental Rights Decision Called ‘Cause for Great Alarm’
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
November 07, 2005
Big Brother becomes Big Daddy. Schools won’t allow parents the right to opt their child out of sex ed courses. Case is upheld in favor of the schools in court.
Full article: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200511/NAT20051107a.html

Making It Up As We Go Along

Parental Rights Decision Called ‘Cause for Great Alarm’
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
November 07, 2005
Big Brother becomes Big Daddy. Schools won’t allow parents the right to opt their child out of sex ed courses. Case is upheld in favor of the schools in court.
Full article: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200511/NAT20051107a.html

Big Gummit Gonna Do It

I like a lot of what Diane Ravitch puts out. Here is good reasoning hooked to some bad premises. You may have to register with NY Times before you can read it.
Every State Left Behind
By DIANE RAVITCH
Published: November 7, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/opinion/07ravitch.html

Big Gummit Gonna Do It

I like a lot of what Diane Ravitch puts out. Here is good reasoning hooked to some bad premises. You may have to register with NY Times before you can read it.
Every State Left Behind
By DIANE RAVITCH
Published: November 7, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/opinion/07ravitch.html

Should We Let Go of the Apron So Early?

No, I don’t always fall down prostrate in front of pseudo-science’s attempt to codify the art of teaching, but some of this made sense.
Long hours help academically, but impair social development
By Helen GaoUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 1, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20051101-9999-1n1earlyed.html

Should We Let Go of the Apron So Early?

No, I don’t always fall down prostrate in front of pseudo-science’s attempt to codify the art of teaching, but some of this made sense.
Long hours help academically, but impair social development
By Helen GaoUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 1, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20051101-9999-1n1earlyed.html