Imagined Conversations: A Review of Why School?
by Matthew Koslowski on October 14, 2009
in Book Reviews
In This Essay |
Why School? : Reclaiming Education for All of Us by Mike Rose |
Letters to a Young Teacher by Jonathan Kozol |
I first learned about Why School? : Reclaiming Education for All of Us
I tore into it immediately. I have been thinking about it since then. I had been a bit afraid to review it too quickly.
Mike Rose covers a lot of topics in his slim 169 pages. But his essays are broad, each like an introduction to the topic rather than like tightly argued persuasion piece. And therein lies the value of these essays.
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Weekly Review: October 2nd to October 8th
by Matthew Koslowski on October 9, 2009
in Weekly Reviews
Exploring back archives of interesting blogs is a wonderful idea. I came across a number of great essays on The Word Blog on boston.com. Anyone have any suggestions of good blogs about language, literature, or education? I am going to need to setup an RSS Reader…
Otherwise, it seemed like a slow week for news that interested me that had deep coverage. Some of the stories were too short, leaving me wondering for more. As we roll back our print media, we lose the ability to cover depth of different topics. Many things tantalized me. But the stories I found really fulfilling was one about imaginative play and its positive effects on early childhood behavior and education.
These Things Caught My Eye
- Getting Her Message Across
- If Imagination Be the Food of Learning, Play On
- Chartering a Course
- Can Grammar Make Us Better People?
- Self-Assessment
- What Are You Doing Wrong?
- 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature Winner
- Stopping by the Wal-Mart on a Snowy Evening
