"What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children.  Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy."     -   John Dewey   A s ...[Read More]

“There isn’t one best way of doing things, something our society very much needs to learn.  We’re a society that wants things to be black and white, a, b, c, or d.  What other country has such a preoccupation with multiple-choice tests?  Life real ...[Read More]

“Understanding corporations, armies, research laboratories, transportation systems, universities, government bureaus, and fast-food restaurant chains as formal organizations makes sense.  But the organization metaphor does not fit the nature of ...[Read More]

“There is no particular substantive reform I would recommend – because no single reform will account for much difference.  It has to be an array of reforms orchestrated at the community level and involving a joining of schools and universities, ...[Read More]