Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch share a passion for improving schools, yet they differ on policies and practices. They post several times a week their points of view about education related topics on one of their blogs Bridging Differences. These posts contain informed, thoughtful insights about what they think matters most in education.
Their site offers a timesaving way to monitor education policy influencers’ ideas, whether or not you agree.
Neither of them is a digital native. I wonder what influence that fact has on their visions of education?
The Meier-Ravitch dialogues are marvelous, indeed– proof that polarized thinking has gotten us nowhere in education, and hope for a more open and productive future. I saw Ravitch speak at the AACTE conference in February, in New York. She got a standing ovation, much to her shock (and, I suspect, the shock of some in the audience who found themselves on their feet). I admire her as a person who never seems to be reading off someone’s cue cards. She is not predictable, but always thoughtful, and you can’t ask for more than that.A link to a blog on Ravitch’s remarks at the AACTE:http://tinyurl.com/39s7ev
I agree with you about polarized thinking. Yet, when I hear or read such dialogues, I’m somehow reminded of Mozart’s Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman and wonder if Meier and Ravitch are presenting variations on a common theme that I miss too often. Thanks for reminding me to keep looking for the common link.