Bridging Differencestag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//352017-09-14T16:42:32ZDeborah Meier is a visionary teacher, author, and founder of successful small schools in New York City and Boston. Harry Boyte, senior scholar at Augsburg College, is founder of the youth civic empowerment initiative Public Achievement and a leader in the movement to democratize higher education.Movable Type Pro 5.2.7Education Is a Civic Questiontag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.736602017-09-13T20:38:00Z2017-09-14T16:42:32ZIn their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard work of "we the people," young as well as old, at the center of creating a 21st-century education system. Kate Stoltzfus
In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard work of "we the people," young as well as old, at the center of creating a 21st-century education system.
Hiatus in Bridging Differencestag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.717392017-04-07T20:52:50Z2017-04-07T20:55:12ZDear colleagues and friends, We're taking a break for several weeks, in preparation for the American Education Research Association Conference and the John Dewey Society (this year I'm doing the Dewey lecture on the topic "Citizen Politics and Democratic Change"...Harry C. Boyte
Dear colleagues and friends, We're taking a break for several weeks, in preparation for the American Education Research Association Conference and the John Dewey Society (this year I'm doing the Dewey lecture on the topic "Citizen Politics and Democratic Change"...
Who Makes Democratic Change?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.656892017-04-03T11:00:00Z2017-04-03T13:39:35ZWe need a model of making school changes based on citizens first, not government first. There are many precedents.Harry C. Boyte
We need a model of making school changes based on citizens first, not government first. There are many precedents.
Is Less Governance Always Better for Students?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.656552017-03-30T15:46:03Z2017-03-30T16:10:42ZConservatives are partially right to advocate for less government, says Deborah Meier. Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
Conservatives are partially right to advocate for less government, says Deborah Meier.
Empowering Students: When the Last Become Firsttag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.656262017-03-28T20:12:01Z2017-03-29T13:30:03ZIn learning civic skills and taking public action through the citizen politics approach, students, often on the margins, change expectations and challenge school cultures. They also illustrate the power of "a different kind of politics" beyond the Manichean mindset. Harry C. Boyte
In learning civic skills and taking public action through the citizen politics approach, students, often on the margins, change expectations and challenge school cultures. They also illustrate the power of "a different kind of politics" beyond the Manichean mindset.
Our Democracy Is Weak Now, Let's Fight for It in Schoolstag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.655592017-03-23T14:35:28Z2017-03-23T14:35:42ZThe forms of democracy are weak now. Students, families, and teachers should fight for it, argues Deborah Meier. Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
The forms of democracy are weak now. Students, families, and teachers should fight for it, argues Deborah Meier.
Repairers of the Breachtag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.655152017-03-21T11:30:00Z2017-03-21T14:52:03ZIn a time of civic unravelling especially along partisan lines, how can we add a strong emphasis (and assessment dimension) on "civic repair" to every issue and organizing effort?Harry C. Boyte
In a time of civic unravelling especially along partisan lines, how can we add a strong emphasis (and assessment dimension) on "civic repair" to every issue and organizing effort?
School Choice That Might Worktag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.654662017-03-17T14:07:50Z2017-03-17T14:07:28ZDeborah Meier imagines conditions under which school choice could produce innovation that would influence traditional public schools.Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
Deborah Meier imagines conditions under which school choice could produce innovation that would influence traditional public schools.
Democratic School Communities in Unexpected Placestag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.654142017-03-14T09:00:00Z2017-03-14T10:25:53ZIf we want to build a broad, majority coalition for democratic educational reform with a strong emphasis on communities, we need to look in places that are not part of the conventional progressive horizon.Harry C. Boyte
If we want to build a broad, majority coalition for democratic educational reform with a strong emphasis on communities, we need to look in places that are not part of the conventional progressive horizon.
The Importance of Community: Connecting Schools and Neighborhoodstag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.653702017-03-10T18:58:24Z2017-03-14T18:58:54ZNow, more than ever, young people must see themselves and their communities as the makers of history, writes Deborah Meier. Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
Now, more than ever, young people must see themselves and their communities as the makers of history, writes Deborah Meier.
Schools and the Freedom Struggle in an Orwellian Worldtag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.652862017-03-06T08:31:00Z2017-03-06T09:25:51ZIn the age of the smart machine and Big Data, educators are called to find common ground across partisan divides in the fight for freedom against the looming dangers of an Orwellian world. The old idea of schools and colleges as social centers, or civic sites, is a resource.Harry C. Boyte
In the age of the smart machine and Big Data, educators are called to find common ground across partisan divides in the fight for freedom against the looming dangers of an Orwellian world. The old idea of schools and colleges as social centers, or civic sites, is a resource.
School Choice Trade-Offstag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.652622017-03-02T16:08:38Z2017-03-02T17:18:52ZThere are educational benefits to choice, but it also divides people who otherwise would be allies, says Deborah Meier. Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
There are educational benefits to choice, but it also divides people who otherwise would be allies, says Deborah Meier.
Choice as a Catalyst Starts with Public Relationshipstag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.651952017-02-27T11:35:55Z2017-03-01T10:23:27ZIn a world where "informational" has replaced "relational" in education as well as everywhere else, we begin a democratic awakening by recalling and promoting public relationships.Harry C. Boyte
In a world where "informational" has replaced "relational" in education as well as everywhere else, we begin a democratic awakening by recalling and promoting public relationships.
Can School Choice Return to Its Progressive Roots?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.651722017-02-24T15:55:04Z2017-02-24T16:25:46ZCan the charter movement offer progressive alternatives to traditional public schools, as it once did? Deborah Meier considers. Deborah Meierhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/
Can the charter movement offer progressive alternatives to traditional public schools, as it once did? Deborah Meier considers.
Beyond 'Civics' Vs. 'Citizenship': Possibilities for Common Groundtag:blogs.edweek.org,2017:/edweek/Bridging-Differences//35.651052017-02-21T11:37:00Z2017-02-22T20:12:32ZThe recent Making Citizens report is mistaken about the youth civic education initiative Public Achievement -- it reflects itself the mobilizing, good versus evil approach which has come to dominate public life in our time, the approach to politics it also decries. The debate has also illuminated possible common ground to integrate civics and citizenship education and move beyond binary thinking. Harry C. Boyte
The recent Making Citizens report is mistaken about the youth civic education initiative Public Achievement -- it reflects itself the mobilizing, good versus evil approach which has come to dominate public life in our time, the approach to politics it also decries. The debate has also illuminated possible common ground to integrate civics and citizenship education and move beyond binary thinking.