William Sellers
I looked over the actual Joel Klein interview sections and did not see that any of the questions we took time to post were ever asked of Mr. Klein.Perhaps the reason only two of us responded was that everyone else already knew it was pointless to respond? Perhaps Big Think was not impressed with the ... Read More
- What is your definition of "education"?- How can you tell a good education from a bad education?- What responsibility does a student bear in education?- Are there differences in learning for skill and knowledge? How do you handle these? - Is a school supposed to enforce an education? Or provide ... Read More
Its hard to be for or against it based only on its name and some vague feelings from what I've heard about it.I am against allowing legislation to be named the way it has in recent history. It becomes very hard for politicians to justify being against "No Child Left Behind" to our current press ... Read More
My 10-year old daughter asked, "Does the word 'politics' come from 'poly', which means 'many', and 'ticks' which means [parasites]?". Read More
Here's the definition we came up with in our house. We've worked on this for a while with some educators (all high-school or lower grades; no college educators.) "Education is the process anyone uses to improve skills, knowledge or attitudes in themselves with the help of others." "Others ... Read More