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Gates Research Galvanizing Disgust for All Things Gates
Diane Ravitch has uncovered a brave new world of research that makes student clickers as ancient as the knickers. Funded by Gates at Clemson U., which sold its soul to the highest bidder some years back, this new world technology tracks student attention levels with bracelets. Next: shock treatments for daydreaming? by Diane Ravitch Yesterday I posted a blog about the Gates Foundation funding research at Clemson University for something called Galvanic Response Skin bracelets.
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Ravitch on Bloomberg's "Great and Terrible Charade"
Historian Diane Ravitch has done some good work during the past year or so to make amends for the public school destruction that she supported during the previous 19 years or so. Here's an example of the new Ravitch from Ed Week: La... Read Post
Video: Melinda Gates & Diane Ravitch Talk Teacher Evaluation
Watch Melinda Gates on the Importance of Evaluations in Teaching on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. Listen to the Audio or the NewsHour transcript here. Ravitch segment scheduled to air tonight on PBS. Read Post
Diane Ravitch really hates the free market
Wildly successful author of books sold in the free market, Diane Ravitch, really, really hates the free market—so much so that she attacked free-market fast-food restaurants in her post today. Our political leaders are pushing an ag... Read Post