"With heroes, we confront crisis and experience terror...experience the
extraordinary, and expand our notion of what it means to be human." The
study of heroes was once central in schooling and it helped students "find
the good to be imitated and the evil to be avoided." Our notion of heroes
has changed since then, but not our need for them.
Attracting Well-Qualified Teachers to Struggling Schools
By Cynthia D. Prince
For decades America's teachers accepted equal pay for unequal work. It's
time to recognize--and compensate--those who commit to the nation's toughest
schools.
Using Well-Qualified Teachers Well
The Right Teachers in the Rights Places with the Right Support
By Julia E. Koppich
Turning around the most troubled schools takes well-qualified
teachers--and much more. In New York City, the Extended Time Program is
doing a lot of things right--and scores are rising consistently in the
toughest schools, among the most challenging students.
Ask the Cognitive Scientist
Inflexible Knowledge: The First Step to Expertise
By Daniel T. Willingham
Getting students to apply their knowledge in new situations is
important--and a sign of growing expertise. But, says the cognitive
scientist, reaching this goal generally requires that students have a large
store of knowledge on the relevant topic. Just knowing how to "solve
problems" or "apply knowledge" won't do the trick.
Toying with Lives
The Scandalous Plight of China's Toy Workers
By Robert A. Senser
About half of U.S. toys are made in China--mainly by young women who work
12- to 20-jour shifts, seven days a week, amid sickening vapors, under
draconian rules.
Growing Worker Activism Pushes Envelope in China
China's rulers are trying to have a free market without freedom. The
toll is exploitation and misery--and a burst of worker protests, despite the
threat of jail. Perhaps the envelope of worker rights and freedom will be
pushed open.
Worker Protests Spread, Despite Repressions and "Official Unions"
By Robert A. Senser
Creating Political Space To Defend Chinese Workers
Remarks by Han Dongfang
