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• On Skid Row: Kids

  The odds against the children of Skid Row are overwhelming. An original GOOD Video. Part 2 of 5.
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  • 009: All You Can Eat
  • Date: Feb 22 2008
  • Contributors: Lindsay Utz, Sam Slovick, and Stefan Nadelman

• Stop Teaching Handwriting

  "Handwriting is a blip in the long history of writing technologies and it's time to consign to the trash heap this artificial way of making letters."
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  • 009: All You Can Eat
  • Date: Feb 11 2008
  • Contributors: Anne Trubek

• School Colors

  Publicolor replaces drab, institutional school paint jobs with bright colors.
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  • 009: All You Can Eat
  • Date: Feb 01 2008
  • Contributors: Yvonne Puig

• Crazy English

  "Crazy English" is a popular method of English-language instruction in which Chinese students declaim random-sounding sentences in unison, in public places at the top of their lungs. Its originator, Li Yang, who has become a very rich man, seems to some more like a demagogue or cult leader than a true educator. You can see students practicing his method here; you can read about the unsettling aspects of Crazy English zealotry here. Photo credit UPDATE: The New Yorker just covered Crazy English here.
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  • Date: Apr 21 2008
  • Posted by Jaime Wolf

• All Species Of Darwin's Private Papers Online

  A huge new collection of Darwin's private papers, photographs, notebooks and sketches is now online. We browsed through the archive quickly looking for some highlights; this set of private photos and press clippings was a natural selection.
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  • Date: Apr 17 2008
  • Posted by andrewprice

• Rank And File

  The extraordinarily popular, but often criticized, U.S. News and World Report college rankings may be on the verge of a makeover. The higher-ed pecking order—under fire in the last year from a slew of less-than-conventional colleges who elected to remove themselves from the evaluation process—is most controversial for its methodology. Considerations of acceptance rate, financial resources, and alumni giving are, say some, not indicative of school quality. In an effort to test out new evaluation criteria, the magazine is asking college presidents to identify "up and coming" schools, and is inviting them to recommend new and re-weighted categories. In addition, U.S. News has sent out surveys to 1,600 high school counseling offices—the results of which the magazine may or may not use. Via Inside Higher Ed
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  • Date: Apr 09 2008
  • Posted by danielriley

• Even Handed

  I used to live at the MTC, and I've got to say this article represented it fairly well; it's hard to write objectively AND not step on any toes. If ya'll are still curious about Mormons, look at this space: What Do Mormons Believe?
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  • Date: Feb 06 2008
  • Posted by Thaddeus

• Skid Row documentary w/Pras

  Pras from The Fugees recently made a documentary where he spent 9 days on the ground in L.A., isolated and with a hidden camera. It's a powerful statement and it came out as the award winning 'Skid Row' We're working with the creators to distribute the film on DVD, as well as hosting activist events (some of which have discussions and performances by Pras) Please, if you're moved by the homelessness tragedy, check out our page for Skid Row at: http://www.indiepixfilms.com/film/3397 Thank you, and get involved!
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  • Date: Apr 21 2008
  • Posted by indiepix

• Are you for real?

  Hmmm, advocating abolishing writing for all school age children because YOUR son has a difficult time writing. I suppose your follow up essay will explain how children from economically disadvantaged homes will acquire the keyboards (and devices that they are attached to)that will replace their virtually free pencils. Not all children have parents who are professors.
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  • Date: Feb 17 2008
  • Posted by mama2jbgb