PBS WORLD channel is a trove of valuable Indie films. But a recently featured one on education called “The Pushouts” really troubled me. Filmed primarily in L.A. over 25 years, with students who left high school to seek sanctuary in gang memberships before being recruited into a program YO!Watts in …
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STOP TORTURING TEENS – REDESIGN SCHOOLS & JOBS
More and more commentators, along with the parents of most students, believe education’s primary goal is preparing students for the workforce, beginning in kindergarten and accelerating in pressure and expense each year. Whether or not you agree with this goal, we need to question not only how …
EDUCATION’S COVERT APARTEID
(Part 1 of 3 posts) Most people concerned about education today (teachers, parents, and students) admit this country uses at least two systems, which they usually define as public vs. private schools. But the vast majority believe both systems have the same goal, preparing students for …
IS COLLEGE THE ONLY GATEWAY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS?
In his Sept 1, 2014 LinkedIn blog post “Back To College, The Only Gateway to the Middle Class,” Professor and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich analyzed Germany’s option of free world-class technical education keeps its economy at the forefront of precision manufacturing and applied …
ON IMMIGRANTS, WALLS, AND FUNDING EDUCATION
More and more older Americans are blaming immigrants for wrecking “our” economy, along with everything else. Many believe immigrant children, especially “illegal ones,” are siphoning too much funding out of public schools. The only "foreigners" I encountered growing up in Nashville in the 50’s …
