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30 mag 2024 · Five things we learned this school year. While 2023-24 had the usual ups and downs, on balance, American education seemed to bend towards normality: chronic absenteeism is improving, standardized testing is making a comeback, and phonics has finally won. There’s reason for optimism, but education reformers must be wary of making obvious, if ...
31 mag 2024 · William F. Buckley, Jr. (born November 24, 1925, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 27, 2008, Stamford, Connecticut) was a versatile American editor, author, and conservative gadfly who became an important intellectual influence in conservative politics.
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2 giorni fa · Ever since the one-room schoolhouse faded from the American prairie, some reformers have argued that clumping students by age is ill-advised. After all, where a child’s birthday falls on the calendar is only a crude proxy for their academic readiness.
28 mag 2024 · In literal use, gadfly refers to any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock. Gadfly is most popular in figurative use, however, where it refers to someone who provokes or annoys other people especially by persistent criticism.
1 giorno fa · Get 30 day free trial. CORBIN K. BARTHOLD: Influencers, Bullshitters, and How We Lost a Shared Reality. A SPECTER IS HAUNTING right-wing dissident Substackers—the specter of Renée DiResta. I’ve met the real DiResta—the friendly and perspicacious one who helps run the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO).
28 mag 2024 · I remember sitting in my high school history class, learning about World War I and its impact on society. But it wasn’t until I read Paul Fussell’s groundbreaking book, “The Great War and Modern Memory,” that I truly understood the lasting effects of this pivotal event.
30 mag 2024 · The Education Gadfly 5.30.2024 So-called Renaissance Schools in Camden, New Jersey, which allow charter networks to take on failing schools, are pushing dramatic learning gains.
