In my last post, I proposed this graduation requirement for high schools, colleges and universities: A proven ability to engage in respectful discourse with those with whom we disagree on fundamental issues; and a consequent openness to the possibility of changing one’s position. Just in case you aren’t convinced of the wisdom of this, please [...]
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A short story, “The Last Visit” by Stephen Davenport appears in the November 7th, 2011 editon of Amarillo Bay, an excellent online literary magazine.
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“We can no longer afford to accept a culture in which a kid one day out of law school makes more that the person who taught him how to read – anymore than we can accept a culture in which a mediocre teacher gets re-hired year after year.
Tags:David Leonhardt.Education reform·economic recovery·The New York Times