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 AUDIO
SALES CATALOG • 1998-1999
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Fanny Lewis |
The
School Voucher Debate
Will
private school vouchers be the salvation or the sell-out of
America's school children? Passions are aroused as Clint Bolick
of the Institute for Justice, Eliot Mincberg of People for the
American Way, Professor Richard Elmore of the Harvard Graduate
School of Education, and Fanny Lewis of the Cleveland (Ohio)
City Council debate the pros and cons of vouchers.
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Clint Bolick |
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Patrick
Farenga |
The
New Home Schoolers
What's
it really like to school your children at home? And why are
many more families choosing homeschool over public school today?
Answers--and more questions--are provided by Pat Farenga of
'Growing Without Schooling,' Mary Ann Pitman of the University
of Cincinnati, and the Reverend Walt Grayum. |
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Abby Thompson |
Math
Wars
Why
do American students perform so poorly in math? Is mathematics
teaching "too basic" or "not basic enough?" Abby Thompson of
UC-Davis, Phil Daro of the New Standards Project, and William
Schmidt, US Coordinator the Third International Math and Science
Study (TIMSS) debate the issues.
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Sex
Education
What
is good sex education? Can parents and teachers reach a consensus
on the goals of sex education? Questions come from students
and adults.
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Harold Stevenson |
Crossed
Tracks?
How
should schools handle the inescapable fact that some children
are simply smarter than others? Is tracking- grouping students
by ability- the best way? This program, features Jeannie
Oakes of UCLA, Harold Stevenson of the University
of Michigan, and Peter Rosenstein of the National Association
of the Gifted Children.
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Arthur Levine |
The
College Experience
Three
thoughtful observers of the higher education scene, Arthur Levine
of Teachers College, Columbia; Reginald Wilson of the American
Council on Education; and Scott Jaschik, Managing Editor
of 'The Chronicle of Higher Education,' survey higher
education and answer tough questions from an audience of editorial
writers.
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Laurence Steinberg |
Getting
By
"The
modern public high school curriculum is so unchallenging," according
to Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg, "that a student
can take home a diploma by simply showing up and not making
too much trouble." Steinberg, who spent several years interviewing
thousands of American teenagers, believes that school reform
has failed and will continue to fail until we start asking more
of families and students.
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Lost
in Translation: Latinos School and Society
Why
is the drop out rate for Latino students nearly three times
the national average? Are schools to blame, and can schools
be expected to solve this emerging national crisis?
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Stephen Wozniak |
The
Wizard of Woz
Stephen
Wozniak the co-inventor of the Apple computer discusses technology
in schools.
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Albert Shanker |
Albert
Shanker's Legacy
Between
1974 and 1996 John Merrow interviewed teacher union leader Albert
Shanker more than two dozen times for NPR and PBS. This program
traces the late Mr. Shanker's evolution, from militant unionist
to education's elder statesman.
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