Cover Art © 2001
by Scot Ritchie
May 2001 * Volume 82 * Number 9
FEATURES
652 Undermining Standards, by John Merrow
660 'All Children Can Learn': Facts and Fallacies,
by M. Donald Thomas and William L. Bainbridge
663 Principal Internships: Five Tips
for a Successful and Rewarding Experience, by Teresa I.
Gray
666 The Gardeners' Story: Teaching and Cross-Cultural Communication,
by Gilbert Valadez
670 Class-Size Reduction in California: A Story of Hope, Promise,
and Unintended Consequences, by Brian Stecher, George Bohrnstedt,
Michael Kirst, Joan McRobbie, and Trish Williams
675 Just Showing Up: Supporting Early
Literacy Through Teachers' Professional Communities, by
Gloria Ladson-Billings and Mary Louise Gomez
681 The Early Identification Program in Reading, Ohio,
by Robert L. Stark
683 Jupiter Quest: A Path to Scientific Discovery,
by Kelly A. Bollman, Mark H. Rodgers, and Robert L. Mauller
687 Balanced Optimism: An Interview with Linda Darling-Hammond,
by Mark F. Goldberg
691 Exit Interviews: Learning About Character Education from
Post-Soviet Educators, by Perry L. Glanzer
694 Misconstructing Constructivism, by Lynn Chrenka
695 We Still Want to See the Teacher, by Lawrence A.
Baines and Gregory Stanley
697 Linking Classroom Teaching to the Real World Through Experiential
Instruction, by Steven Byerly
700 Lessons of a First-Year Teacher, by Molly
Ness
702 Ten Qualities of the Renewed Teacher, by Michael
Scott Cain
706 Finding Allies: Sustaining Teachers' Health and Well-Being,
by Patricia Houghton
712 Too Many Intrusions on Instructional Time, by
Laraine K. Hong
DEPARTMENTS
646 THE EDITOR'S PAGE, Your Baby
647 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, by Anne C. Lewis
649 STATELINE, by Kathy Christie
715 RESEARCH, by Gerald W. Bracey
717 COURTSIDE, A Web of Disruption?, by Perry
A. Zirkel
719 IN CANADA, The Right to Rights, by Heather-jane
Robertson
721 TECHNOLOGY, Intellectual Capital, by Royal
Van Horn
723 BACKTALK
