An article on decentralization focuses on returning authority to the principal and making a school more like a small business than a unit within a large, centrally-run bureacracy. I write about decentralization and the schools here
An interesting approach allowing parents to decide when a low-performing school needs restructuring.
From a few weeks ago, an NYT article on schoolchildren picking their own books. This drew a deep response and prompted the talented teacher, Nancy Atwell, to reply.
Claude Levi-Strauss passed away at an advanced age, two obituaries and many appreciations are underway
Interesting article on math and girls and homeschooling as well as schools, interesting questions raised that I hope to post more about will post about soon.
The Nation magazine provides a teaching guide with articles as an outreach to classrooms.
A November Carnival of Unschooling
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