Union Logic!

Nationalize Education?

The Thursday New York Times has a series of letters reacting to this earlier piece:  One Classroom, From Sea to Shining Sea by Susan Jacoby (NYT, 3/18/10).

Jacoby had argued for full-bore nationalization of education:

Our lack of a national curriculum, national teacher training standards and federal financial support to attract smart young people to [...]

I Knew That!

Revealed:  the young can learn mathematical concepts.

Is this truly news?  How often do you read of some educational research results and say “I knew that”?

The follow-on:  So educational professionals thought 5-and-youngers couldn’t learn math.  There’s a frightening and shocking thought!

Maybe we should focus on that troubling revelation and ask exactly why the [...]