Archive - It Doesn't Have to Be This Way

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Dec 18, 2024 •

October 2024

And What I'm Voting For

Oct 30, 2024 •

Project 2025's Disastrous Plans for Education, Part 1

Oct 9, 2024 •

September 2024

The Ghost of Mr. Keating, Revisited

Reflecting on some older ideas...

Sep 23, 2024 •

August 2024

Publication Day for *Failing Our Future*!

Aug 27, 2024 •

July 2024

In the News: An Abhorrent Lawsuit Seeking to Use Grades to Punish Students

Co-written with Liz Norell

Jul 17, 2024 •

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June 2024

Opening the Slow Read of Natalie Wexler's *The Knowledge Gap* to All Subscribers

Jun 10, 2024 •

May 2024

New piece in the Saturday Evening Post!

May 29, 2024 •

Reflections on Our Work as Educators

A mini-manifesto

May 8, 2024 •

April 2024

A Slow Read of Natalie Wexler's *The Knowledge Gap*

Apr 24, 2024 •

Courage, Risk, and Change in Higher Education

And advance praise for *Failing Our Future*!

Apr 15, 2024 •

March 2024

An Idea for My Next Book

Plus a reminder about our community book club

Mar 18, 2024 •

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