The Pitcher Cries for Water to Carry and a Person for Work That Is Real

I just finished reading John Holt's last book, Learning All the Time (Addison-Wesley, 1989), and while it's full of interesting ideas and stories, this especially caught my attention:Schools, top-rank or low-rank, have always operated under the wonderfully convenient rule that when learning takes place, the school deserves the credit ("If You Can Read, Thank a Teacher"); and that when it doesn't,

The Pitcher Cries for Water to Carry and a Person for Work That Is Real

I just finished reading John Holt's last book, Learning All the Time (Addison-Wesley, 1989), and while it's full of interesting ideas and stories, this especially caught my attention:Schools, top-rank or low-rank, have always operated under the wonderfully convenient rule that when learning takes place, the school deserves the credit ("If You Can Read, Thank a Teacher"); and that when it doesn't,

Nobody Ever Tells Me Anything

An old friend came to Bloomington for a visit yesterday, someone I hadn't seen in many years. We had a great conversation, and got caught up on some of the books, movies, music, and ideas that mattered to us. Among others, I mentioned Gerald Bracey, the tireless critic of misinformation about American schools, and today after my friend had left I looked for Bracey's website to remind her about

Nobody Ever Tells Me Anything

An old friend came to Bloomington for a visit yesterday, someone I hadn't seen in many years. We had a great conversation, and got caught up on some of the books, movies, music, and ideas that mattered to us. Among others, I mentioned Gerald Bracey, the tireless critic of misinformation about American schools, and today after my friend had left I looked for Bracey's website to remind her about