Stewart Swoons, Eva Evades
I recently listened to two illuminating podcasts about Success Academy. Hosted by Education Post CEO Chris Stewart on the Citizen Ed podcast, the first interview was with Robert Pondiscio, author of ‘How The Other Half Learns’ and the second was with Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz.
The first thing that struck me about these podcasts was that Chris Stewart, when he is not being very immature on Twitter, has it in him to be a thoughtful and humble guy. Why he acts like he does on Twitter, I guess he thinks it achieves something. We’ve had some epic Twitter battles over the years — often some TFA supporters join in and gang up on me — I can’t say I look forward to them. One thing I have earned as result of my sporadic interactions with him is that I have my own ‘tag’ on Education Post.
So to see him interview people who he has long standing relationships is an interesting experience. It’s like when the curtain is removed and we see the real Wizard of Oz that is voicing the booming avatar.
The first interview was with Pondiscio. About a year ago he published a tell-all about Success Academy. Though he set out to give a balanced picture of the good and bad of CONTINUE READING: Stewart Swoons, Eva Evades | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
