This Week In Education: Books: Talking To Teachers, Classroom And Otherwise

This Week In Education: Books: Talking To Teachers, Classroom And Otherwise

Books: Talking To Teachers, Classroom And Otherwise

by Alexander Russo

Lots of interesting books coming out. Here's one called Conversations with Great Teachers in which author Bill Smoot (himself a teacher) goes out to find and talk to great teachers of all kinds, in the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working.
"What is it that passes between the best teachers and their students to make learning

Media: Time To Embed Reporters At The USDE?

by Alexander Russo

While everyone else seems to be moving towards shorter, sillier stories (or long boring "I know this already" ones) -- or just covering the USDE storyline, Slate and a few other outlets are trying to revive the tradition of in-depth, investigative journalism that tells us something we don't already know (this is key). A reader suggesting story ideas comes up with one that's especially