Please do do an “Have You Heard” episode on this. Thank you for tackling more on your most recent “In the weeds”. Also, may I recommend Al Letson’s Feb 27th Reveal Podcast on Steubenville, OH schools. Thank you for your great work!
Thank you, Jennifer, for your thoughtful explanation of how "reading miracles" occur. The idea of retaining kids seems punitive, as if kids who can't pass a test are willfully slacking. I live in Maryland and now we have Carey Wright--former state super in MS here bringing her miracle to Maryland. Meanwhile, we are adopting SOR practices, including scripted curriculums. Awful.
Another marvelous article by a leading educational journalist. I have been a fan of Nick Kristof, but his exuberance over the Mississippi Miracle left me wondering about the rest of the story. I have just read it, thanks to Jennifer Berkshire.
I live in Texas, and this article is the most truth on this subject I’ve ever seen in one article. The school voucher programs are just another scam devoted to keeping the south underperforming and entrenched in poverty.
I just can’t understand the mindset that is so determined to prove white supremacy that it keeps white people in underperforming schools, and poverty as successfully as it keeps Black peoples and other POC in the same miserable conditions.
The plantation owners are still winning 175 years later.
I keep hearing that college isn’t the answer, and I understand it’s a complicated issue. But the underlying theme I see here (and I am no education researcher. My company transcribes research interviews, and I was a member of AERA for a long time because the research is so interesting!) is that these kids aren’t developing a love for learning. The world is changing SO fast, and that’s just going to accelerate. Maybe college isn’t the answer, but curiosity and the tools for learning are essential.
Please do do an “Have You Heard” episode on this. Thank you for tackling more on your most recent “In the weeds”. Also, may I recommend Al Letson’s Feb 27th Reveal Podcast on Steubenville, OH schools. Thank you for your great work!
I've been meaning to listen to that episode. Thanks!
👍🏼 Thanks for responding. I found it totally inspiring. Have shared with my superintendent who’s already looking at how to leverage for our TK’rs - 3.
Thank you, Jennifer, for your thoughtful explanation of how "reading miracles" occur. The idea of retaining kids seems punitive, as if kids who can't pass a test are willfully slacking. I live in Maryland and now we have Carey Wright--former state super in MS here bringing her miracle to Maryland. Meanwhile, we are adopting SOR practices, including scripted curriculums. Awful.
Another marvelous article by a leading educational journalist. I have been a fan of Nick Kristof, but his exuberance over the Mississippi Miracle left me wondering about the rest of the story. I have just read it, thanks to Jennifer Berkshire.
I'm so glad you wrote this, Jennifer. You've helped me better understand something I'd only heard enough about to be vaguely troubled. Thank you!
I live in Texas, and this article is the most truth on this subject I’ve ever seen in one article. The school voucher programs are just another scam devoted to keeping the south underperforming and entrenched in poverty.
I just can’t understand the mindset that is so determined to prove white supremacy that it keeps white people in underperforming schools, and poverty as successfully as it keeps Black peoples and other POC in the same miserable conditions.
The plantation owners are still winning 175 years later.
Thanks Beth! BTW: I'm working on a podcast episode about opposition to vouchers in Texas right now. I better get back to work!
What is your podcast? I need to subscribe.
I keep hearing that college isn’t the answer, and I understand it’s a complicated issue. But the underlying theme I see here (and I am no education researcher. My company transcribes research interviews, and I was a member of AERA for a long time because the research is so interesting!) is that these kids aren’t developing a love for learning. The world is changing SO fast, and that’s just going to accelerate. Maybe college isn’t the answer, but curiosity and the tools for learning are essential.
I’ll shut up now, so you can get back to work.
It's called Have You Heard and you can subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
More interesting findings:
https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-8th-grade-reading/