"A fresh, innovative perspective on education."
John Kuhn blogs at www.edgator.com.
This is a cross-post from EdGator.com. I got involved in the scrap over education two years ago when I wrote an epistle known as "The Alamo Letter" to my state legislators. The impetus for the letter came from two body blows schools in Texas … [Read more...]
This is a cross-post from EdGator.com. If there was ever a time when public education needed defenders, it's now. If there was a day when teachers needed support, it's today. The great American experiment of a free public education for all … [Read more...]
This is a cross-post from EdGator.com. Argumentation today consists of little more than two people taking turns misrepresenting one another's positions. Gone are the days of Socrates, when the point of a debate was to arrive at the truth. … [Read more...]
This is a cross-post from EdGator.com. In or around 2007, leaders in my state attempted to respond to an unfavorable Supreme Court decision by revamping how they financed schools. Being a low-tax state with an politically-ambitious governor, … [Read more...]
This is a cross-post from EdGator.com. Several recent articles deal with charter school applications that contain copied passages. Since one of the main tasks of a democratic education is to produce ethical leaders, I have a visceral reaction to … [Read more...]
