Have you heard the news? Students from Shanghai, China have just beaten the pants of the rest of the world and in particular on the United States, on a respected international assessment in reading, math, and science. The assessment is known by its acronym PISA, which stands for Program for International Student Assessment."Wow, I'm kind of stunned, I'm thinking Sputnik," said … [Read more...] about The Shanghaiing of Arts Education
The Arts Education Holiday Shopping List: Great Gifts for Kids and Families
It's never too early to consider your holiday gift list. Today, I present to you a lucky 13 list of primarily arts-oriented books for children. The wonderful thing about these books, which for me is a big-time measure of children's book quality overall, is that adults will enjoy these books just as much as the kids.The list runs the gamut of music, dance, drama, and visual art. … [Read more...] about The Arts Education Holiday Shopping List: Great Gifts for Kids and Families
All The Noise: Cathie Is The New Black
It's been about three weeks since my last entry. That makes this little hiatus the longest one by far since I started Dewey21C in July 2009. Let there be no doubt that a lack of entries severely depresses the number of visitors to a blog site, not that I am counting mind you!So, what exactly has been going on, some of you may wonder? Some of you may not care. For those in the … [Read more...] about All The Noise: Cathie Is The New Black
The Lost (Arts Education) Paragraphs of Arne Duncan
For those who may have missed this particular topic when I blogged about it on Dewey21C, it has returned in a slightly reworked version on The Huffington Post:Click here to read The Lost Paragraphs of Arne Duncan … [Read more...] about The Lost (Arts Education) Paragraphs of Arne Duncan
The Arts Education Canary in the Coal Mine?
I think that a lot of people don't realize that the past decade has seen historic increases to funding for public education. Some school districts, like the New York City public schools had an increase of 80% or more.It is a tough pill to swallow, once you realize that the historic increases to funding for K-12 public education did not propel a proportionate increase in the … [Read more...] about The Arts Education Canary in the Coal Mine?