On the Cover: P-16 EDUCATION
Not many reform efforts will have an impact as broad and deep as the current wave of P-16 initiatives now spreading across the nation. Guest editor Jonathan Plucker brings together a collection of articles in this Kappan special section on the potential effects of a vertically integrated education system. Deborah Meier and Frederick Hess offer their comments on the entire section.
P-16 Education: Where Are We Going? Where Have We Been?, by Molly Chamberlin and Jonathan Plucker
PK Inclusion: Getting Serious About a P-16 Education System, by Ruby Takanishi and Kristie Kauerz
Choice in P-16 Initiatives, by Rhonda Meyer
Implications of P-16 for Teacher Education, by Walter J. Harris, Robert A. Cobb, Anne E. Pooler, and Constance M. Perry
Changing the Education System with Calm: Computer Assisted Learning Method, by Romualdo T. Desouza, Cheryl L. McClean, and Paulette Berger
Talent Development: A 'Must' for a Promising Future, by Julia Link Roberts
Schooling for Democracy or for the Workplace?, by Deborah Meier
Making Sense of the P-16 Push, by Frederick M. Hess
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FEATURES
Lina's Letters: A 9-Year-Old's Perspective on What Matters Most in the Classroom, by David Pratt |
 Technology Education: A Contemporary Perspective, by Len S. Litowitz and Scott A. Warner
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Industrial Arts: Call It What You Want, the Need Still Exists, by James Howlett |
Harry Potter's Provocative Moral World: Is There a Place For Good and Evil in Moral Education?, by Perry L. Glanzer |
Everyday Pedagogy: Lessons from Basketball, Track, and Dominoes, by Na'ilah Suad Nasir |
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THE EDITOR'S PAGE: Through a Glass Backward |
WASHINGTON COMMENTARY: A New Look for the Teaching Profession, by Anne C. Lewis |
STATELINE: Dat's Story: Things Have Got to Change, by Kathy Christie |
TECHNOLOGY: Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld, by Royal Van Horn |
IN CANADA: Fixing Urban School Boards, by Ben Levin |
RESEARCH: On the Shortage of Scientists and Engineers, by Gerald W. Bracey |
COURTSIDE: Outstripping Students Again, by Perry A. Zirkel |
WEB WATCH, Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Tools for First-Year Teachers, by John Collins and Marcia Nigro |
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