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washingtonpost.com - Jay Mathews: Class Struggle
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High schools should dare to measure success differently
On my blog, washingtonpost.com/class-struggle, I gush over my many genius ideas, worthy of the Nobel Prize for education writing if there was one. Here is a sample from last month:
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Cheaters never prosper when teachers get in the way
What should we do about the computer hackers at Winston Churchill High School in Montgomery County who changed dozens of grades? What is the solution to student cheating in general?
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Perspective is needed on school budget-cut fears
You saw the big headline on the front of our Metro section recently: "Deep budget cuts approved for Prince George's schools." The news from Northern Virginia was much the same: "Fairfax County schools chief proposes dramatic budget cuts" and "Proposed Arlington schools budget cuts back in many areas."
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Jay Mathews: Nonfiction books for schools' consideration
Buried in the avalanche of e-mails and comments I received after my column that begged for more nonfiction books in school, I found a note from one of my favorite educators, Dan McMahon, principal of DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville. In an English class he teaches, McMahon had assigned "The Dragons of Eden" by Carl Sagan and "Black Boy" by Richard Wright, so I hoped for more good suggestions.
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Charles Sylvester dies at 75, American diplomat helped open relations with China
Charles Sylvester, 75, the fourth generation of an American family immersed in Chinese history and a key diplomat in Beijing after the death of Chairman Mao Zedong, died Feb. 7 at his home in Hereford, Ariz. He had lung cancer.
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