Spring 2005
The latest issue of Education Next includes an important debate about the future of NCLB. Stanford's William Damon contributes a fascinating article on teaching moral values. Somehow, he notes, schools became places for students to simply learn information sans the universal maxims (such as the Golden Rule) that are useful in instilling good values and encouraging decent behavior. Barry Garelick discusses battles over math instruction and describes an interesting encounter with a Democratic Senator. And James Lopach and Jean Luckowski critique a dubious new form of civil disobedience in which individuals decline to accept the legal consequences of their actions. There's plenty more, too, and you can find it here.