Comments on: Brooks versus Brooks on A Broader Bolder Approach

By: David

David — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:04:04 +0000

At risk of obvious contradiction, I find it encouraging that a discussion of Brooks can only garner three comments. I would gladly churn out his pretentious drivel for a fraction of the fee.

By: joe koss

joe koss — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:24:49 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Broader, Bolder Approach Harry. I just sent it to everyone in my ‘learning community’ or ‘cohort’ or whatever I am in, and labeled it required reading. Its funny that students end up disseminating important things between and amongst themselves, and for that matter, to their teachers, especially when these things are germane to the work educators ought to be engaged in and said students are in a prominent, highly regarded School of Ed at a more or less well thought of public institution of higher learning.

By: Tom Hurka

Tom Hurka — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:38:23 +0000

I don’t think the ‘gotcha’ is so decisive. The first Brooks article emphasizes the importance of family relationships, which conservatives often think are independent of economic conditions, i.e. poor parents can provide an emotionally supportive home. What the second article opposes is anti-poverty measures, which address economic conditions. Yes, the second article is more in favour of administrative reform in schools than the first would lead you to expect. But the alternatives to school reform considered in the two articles are quite different, family in the one case and economics in the other.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:44 +0000

There are two kinds of David Brooks…