Friday, December 10, 2010

Schools Matter: Charles Payne Calls Out "Militant Ignorance"

Schools Matter: Charles Payne Calls Out "Militant Ignorance"

Charles Payne Calls Out "Militant Ignorance"

I went over to Boston College the other night to hear U. of Chicago prof., Charles Payne, speak as the keynoter at the 11th annual Lynch School of Education Fall Symposium, which was originally scheduled for October but got pushed back to December. Whatever the reason, Dr. Payne shared the evening's bill with the 2010 Exemplary Teacher Awards, which served to compress the professor's remarks into a thin broth of ed reform news, with almost an equal amount of time given to two BC professors to respond to Payne's remarks. Which left the Q & A session sounding more like a hurried auction than a deliberative consideration of the esteemed professor's message. Very odd.

Given the limitations, however, Dr. Payne's overview was offered with his signature pointed humor and measured