The following articles* from the American Educator,
Spring 1999, are available only as
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files:
Remember Tiananmen Square
Support the Global Petition Campaign
By Sandra Feldman
Caution--Praise Can Be
Dangerous*
By Carol S. Dweck
When we praise students for being intelligent, we give
them the wrong idea about learning--and about themselves.
Ability and Expertise
It's Time To Replace the Current Model of Intelligence
By Robert J. Sternberg
What are we really measuring when we give children IQ tests?
California's Charter Schools*
Promises vs. Performance
By Amy Stuart Wells
A new study from UCLA finds that charter school reform is falling short
of its rhetoric.
Learning from California
By F. Howard Nelson
Some tips on identifying--and fixing--what's wrong with charter schools.
Edgewood Under Siege
Vouchers Come to a Texas School District
By Jeff Mandell
Will the public money being diverted to voucher schools bring down this
high-achieving--and high-poverty--school district?
Vouchers and the Accountability Dilemma
An AFT Policy Brief
The public thinks that private schools should sacrifice autonomy in return
for public money; but many private schools are calling that a poor exchange.
In the Shadow of Auschwitz
Teaching the Holocaust in Poland
By Burton Bollag
What do Polish school children learn about the disappearance of 3.5 million
Polish Jews? Not much.
Ten Years After Tiananmen
Some Unsung Heroes of the Struggle
The stories of five Chinese teachers who carried on the fight for human
rights after June 4, 1989.
Postcards from a Refugee Camp
Seven young survivors of Burmese oppression draw their nightmares and
their hopes.
Articles not posted online are available. To request a
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