Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many wa

By the early twenty-first century, a startling consensus had emerged about the overall aim of American school reform. In an era of political discord, and in a f

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The author gives us a vision of educational reform that transcends standards, curriculum, and instructional strategies. He argues for a paradigm shift-a schoolw

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