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To: S. maltophilia who wrote (5022)	2/3/2004 7:39:43 AM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 7844

The Shakespearean Dynosaur of education, Abigail Thernstrom, with No Excuses: Closing the Shakespearan Gap in Learning (would be intersting to hear her comment on the latest EU project for future education, as well as the present state) booknotes.org Both realvideo and transcript, many funny things, just one random pick and lesson on how to answer question LAMB: Do you live in Cambridge, Massachusetts? THERNSTROM: I don`t. I live in Lexington. LAMB: Lexington is right near Cambridge, though. Cambridge is where Harvard is. THERNSTROM: My husband teaches at Harvard. LAMB: Yes. The reason I bring this up is -- did I read it right that in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they spend $17,000 per student, and the national average is $6,000? THERNSTROM: Yes, you read it right. LAMB: The highest amount of money spent anywhere in the country. THERNSTROM: I don`t know if it`s actually the highest, but it`s up there. LAMB: What`s the racial mix of Cambridge? THERNSTROM: Oh, it`s got a substantial black population. I can`t -- and a substantial Hispanic population. I can`t remember precisely the numbers at the moment, but substantial. And the racial gap in Cambridge is as bad as it is in -- well, it`s actually worse than in all sorts of low-income communities that spend half as much on education. I mean, Cambridge has got itself on a moral pedestal, and it`s just doing horribly in its schools. etc,etc,etc.. Personally I also liked the thing about the shakespearan King Lear 5th graders, as well as her kids not really beeing normal kids, as well as her experience in teaching