K-12 education doesn't have to be a source of frustration, anger, and wasted money and opportunities! The Parent Revolution author on how lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage have led to an unprecedented burst of educational innovation.
Nick, the interview was a good listen but honestly, this post is even better. From the opening to 'I’m uncomfortable with the reactionary and anti-intellectual elements in much of the school reform movement—especially when such people call for a uniform curriculum at the local, state, or national level. Calls to ban particular books or discussions of particular parts of our history are typically done for culture-war purposes and partisan political gains, not out of a sense of what is best for kids.' and throughout, this hits both the goods of the idea of school choice and the concerns about it in this slightly insane, hyper-partisan, authoritarian time.
Nick, the interview was a good listen but honestly, this post is even better. From the opening to 'I’m uncomfortable with the reactionary and anti-intellectual elements in much of the school reform movement—especially when such people call for a uniform curriculum at the local, state, or national level. Calls to ban particular books or discussions of particular parts of our history are typically done for culture-war purposes and partisan political gains, not out of a sense of what is best for kids.' and throughout, this hits both the goods of the idea of school choice and the concerns about it in this slightly insane, hyper-partisan, authoritarian time.