Thursday, May 6, 2010

Education News - The New York Times A Campus Where Unlearning Is First

Education News - The New York Times

A Campus Where Unlearning Is First

By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
The library at the American University of Cairo, which aspires to teach students new ways to learn and to think for themselves.
Shawn Baldwin for The New York Times
The library at the American University of Cairo, which aspires to teach students new ways to learn and to think for themselves.
At American University in Cairo, students are taught to analyze and hypothesize, a method at odds with the country’s traditional method of rote learning.

On Formspring, an E-Vite to Teenage Insults

By TAMAR LEWIN
A relatively new social networking site has become a magnet for comments, many of them nasty and sexual.
OUR TOWNS
Students head to class at New York Military Academy. It will close its doors at the end of this school year, barring some unexpected financial rescue.

Changing Times and Money Woes Doom a Military School

By PETER APPLEBOME
Decades ago, there were dozens of military academies in New York State, but one by one they have shut their doors.

Bold Brass and Glass, and the World Inside on Display

By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
The New School’s new University Center on Fifth Avenue is intended to encourage student interaction, but may be a bit much for some in the Village.

Michigan High School Snags Obama as Speaker

By JACKIE CALMES
President Obama will speak at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation. The school won a Race to the Top competition.
Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan in 1989 demonstrated his teaching methods with a mother and her son.

Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68

By DAVID CORCORAN
Dr. Greenspan was a psychiatrist who encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to participate in playtime as a gateway to learning for some children.
Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever, breaking sharply from the less-visible role of his predecessors. Mr. Duncan visited recently with Nakiyah Rowe, left, and Lois Appiah-Agyeman at their charter school in Brooklyn.

Education Chief Vies to Expand U.S. Role as Partner on Local Schools

By SAM DILLON and TAMAR LEWIN
Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever. He is a highly visible proponent of increasing the federal government’s role in how the nation’s schools are run.

State Senate Approves Bill to Increase Charter Schools

By JENNIFER MEDINA
The legislation would also require the schools to enroll more special education students and those still learning English, but its passage by the Assembly in its current form was unlikely.

Early Childhood Programs Expanded

By SAM DILLON
Despite the recession, states continued to expand early childhood programs in the 2008-9 school year.
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