Monthly Archives: July 2012

Deborah Meier Lauds Educating Young Giant

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Nancy Pine

In her widely distributed Education Week dialogue with Diane Ravitch about their very different views of schooling and how to give children the learning opportunities they deserve, Deborah Meier wrote recently ~ I wish I had read Nancy Pine’s Educating … Continue reading →

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Middle School Reality in China

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Nancy Pine

For several years I have been observing in the classrooms of a friend’s son—first in elementary school and most recently in his first year of middle school. Zheng Zheng heartily disliked elementary school. He would tell me at length about … Continue reading →

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