This week, silent, single-file lines. Detention for putting a head on a desk. Rules for how to dress, how to applaud, how to complete homework. Walk into some of the most acclaimed urban schools today and you will find similar recipes of behavior, designed to support student achievement. Joanne Golann spent a year doing just that. In her new book called “Scripting The Moves – Culture and Control in a No-Excuses Charter School,” Dr. Golann describes the good intentions and the unintended consequences of these rigidly controlled schools.
This week on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll explore the digitization of libraries. The dream of creating a universal library has been around...
Teachers around the world looking for new ways to reach more students have found one…right on their lap tops. Today on the Best of...
On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge we’ll learn how a hospital is partnering with a public library to give babies their...