This post is an essay by David Brooks that appeared in The Atlantic in late June. Here's a link to the original. It's a tribute to people who were late bloomers. They didn't make it big right at the start of their careers but found their way to a more satisfying and substantial life of accomplishment … Continue reading David Brooks — Late Bloomers
This post is an essay by Elliot Eisner that was published in 2001 in Kappan. Here's a link to a PDF of the original. Elliot, my friend and colleague, died in 2014. Here's a link to his obituary. Elliot was one of the great academic champions for a richly humanistic view of education, the perfect … Continue reading Elliot Eisner — What Does It Mean to Say a School Is Doing Well?
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing 