No Child Left Thinking Dr. Joel Westheimer

Continuing my thoughts on Diane Ravitch's latest book and what is happening in school reform. One of the things she's most concerned about is the importance of a curriculum in the humanities. That we can't have achievement goals which are devoid of content. Part of her thinking is that a deep curriculum is essential for a democracy.

I came across this video today while reading a blog called open thinking. What is public education about? Isn't it about developing an educated and informed citizenry, a thinking citizenry?

Anyway, take a look. Oh, it's long. The first 45 minutes or so is his talking; that's followed by a Q&A. During the questioning there's some conversation about Quaker Education -