Letters to a Young Education Reformer
Season 23 Episode 4 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Frederick Hess details his 25 years working in and around education reform.
Dr. Frederick M. Hess is not your average high school teacher. For the two years he taught 9th and 10th grade in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he grew frustrated that the education system made it hard for teachers and kids to have a “wondrous, joyous, liberating” educational experience. So, he quit, obtained his Ph.D. at Harvard, and now is the Resident Scholar the American Enterprise Institute.
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The City Club Forum is a local public television program presented by Ideastream
Letters to a Young Education Reformer
Season 23 Episode 4 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Frederick M. Hess is not your average high school teacher. For the two years he taught 9th and 10th grade in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he grew frustrated that the education system made it hard for teachers and kids to have a “wondrous, joyous, liberating” educational experience. So, he quit, obtained his Ph.D. at Harvard, and now is the Resident Scholar the American Enterprise Institute.
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