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Our Schools vs. Theirs: An International Comparison with
David Berliner |
| The United
States is the world's scientific superpower. We've eradicated more
diseases and invented more new technologies than any other country
in history. And yet, in a recent international study of student
performance (the TIMSS-R), American 8th graders ranked only 19th
in the world in mathematics and 18th in Science. How do we explain
this paradox? David Berliner, Dean of
the College of Education at Arizona State University, takes a deeper
look at what the results of the TIMSS-R say about American public
schools. |
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February 26, 2001 |
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The Assault on Parents with
Sylvia Ann Hewlett |
| If you feel
that you have less time to spend with your children than your parents
had with you, you're not imagining it. Between 1980 and 1996, there
has been a decrease of 22 hours a week in the amount of time parents
spend with their children. According to a recent survey, half of
Americans believe "irresponsible parents" -- not social and economic
pressures on families -- are the main reason children fail to thrive
in our society. Are parents to blame for the perceived neglect of
children in the United States? Dr. Sylvia
Ann Hewlett, founder and president of the National Parenting
Association, makes the case that America is undergoing a 'silent
war' against parents. |
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February 26, 2001 |
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ARTICLES
"Home
alone," Alexandra Rockey Fleming, The
Washington Times, March 6, 2001.
"Caring
for Crib Lizards," Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornell West, The
American Prospect vol12 no.1, January 1-15, 2001.
"Your Kids Are Their Problem, " Lisa Belkin, The
New York Times Magazine, July 23, 2000.
"The War Against Parents (Book review)," Anita Garey, Washington
Monthly, July-August 1998.
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| A
Few Good Teachers with Art Levine |
| School Districts
across the country are facing a critical shortage of teachers. New
York City alone will need an estimated 10,000 new teachers each
year for the next several years. As a result, districts like New
York City are recruiting people from other professions into emergency
teacher credential programs. After only one month of training, these
novice teachers are sent into some of the city's toughest schools.
Can a person learn the skills needed to teach in just one or two
months? Art Levine, President of Columbia
University¨s Teacher's College, talks about what it takes to prepare
a teacher for the classroom. |
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January 23, 2001 |
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"Tomorrow's Education Made to Measure," Arthur Levine,
The New York Times,
December 22, 2000.
"Higher Education Isn't Prepared for the Global Classroom," Arthur
Levine, The
Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1999.
"Dueling Goals for Education," Arthur Levine, The
New York Times, April 7, 1999.
"A New Generation of Student Protesters Arises," Arthur Levine,
The Chronicle
of Higher Education, February 26, 1999.
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