What School Could Be
Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America

I will be writing a thorough review of this book for my blog, 'Teacher in a Strange Land,' at Education Week. But in the meantime, I need to say that I was planning not to like this book--it's hard for me to read books about education by those who are not--have never been--educators. Ted Dintersmith......more

I 100% agree with his educational philosophy. The non-examples gave me anxiety. The other anecdotes were cool but he was preaching to the choir. And speaking of preaching, he did come across somewhat condescending fairly often. So with the anxiety and preaching and really not adding anything new for......more

precīzs un aktuāls ieskats tajā, kur un kāpēc “buksē” tradicionālā skolu sistēma. par apsēstību ar eksāmeniem, par inovāciju neiespējamību vidē, kurā cilvēki ir apsēsti ar mērījumiem un vienīgais veids, kā pārliecināties par mācīšanos, ir cipari. apceļojot visus ASV štatus, autors sniedz ieskatu sko......more

O autor do livro fez algo bem legal, uma viagem pelos EUA passando em várias escolas que adotaram soluções de ensino diferentes. Gosto muito dessa mentalidade de buscar o que já funciona antes de tentar reinventar a roda e impor ideias em sistemas que não necessariamente vão comportá-las. É um apanh......more

The messages are interesting: let's change the purpose of K-12 so that students can come out of high school with useful skills for the labor market. It seems like the way to do this is by empowering teachers and reducing the importance of standardized testing. However, the book's research methods ar......more