Well, it鈥檚 been another tumultuous year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine. Midterms. Inflation. Ugly, ugly NAEP results. Before we step into the new year, it鈥檚 worth considering what we might glean from all this noise. In that spirit, I figured it was worth taking a look back at the top RHSU columns of 2022鈥攁s determined by readership, feedback, and personal preference.
There are always a few pieces that don鈥檛 necessarily make the cut of 鈥渢op 10鈥� but still seem worth noting. This year, those include What Does the Future Hold for School Accountability? (February 28, 2022), What Might Prevent Yet Another Tragedy Like Uvalde? (May 31, 2022), and What鈥檚 the Point of Civics Education? (October 31, 2022).
Now, without further ado, here are the top 10 RHSU columns of 2022.
- A Closer Look at NAEP Declines: What a Leading Ed. Researcher Finds Surprising (October 24, 2022): A NAEP expert puts the results of 鈥渢he nation鈥檚 report card鈥� in context for students, parents, and schools.
- 20 Years Ago, NCLB Kinda, Sorta Worked. That鈥檚 the Problem (October 3, 2022): NCLB鈥檚 political success gave rise to a more complicated reality of lax academic standards and public cynicism.
- Have We Raised the 鈥楧umbest Generation鈥�? (February 17, 2022): Mark Bauerlein makes the case about the long-lasting psychological and intellectual effect of growing up digital.
- The Not-So-Certain Science of Pre-K (May 24, 2022): Much of the support for universal preschool proceeds with a blind assurance that leaves difficult questions aside.
- Is Petting a Guinea Pig SEL? It鈥檚 Time to Call Out the Quacks (November 14, 2022): More serious proponents should be careful about who is selling their wares under the SEL shingle.
- Schools Need to Reclaim Lost Learning Time. Here鈥檚 How to Start (October 17, 2022): To maximize learning time, we need to consider how time in the school year is currently being used and whether it is the best use possible.
- A Search for Common Ground: Navigating Tough Classroom Conversations (June 6, 2022): Should parents or legislators have a say in what subjects 糖心动漫vlog teach?
- From A Nation at Risk to CRT. How鈥檇 We Get Here? (July 25, 2022): How did a bipartisan school reform movement give way to a series of heated culture clashes?
- Rethinking Talent, Technology, and the Shape of Post-Pandemic Schooling (May 9, 2022): The disruption born of this once-in-a-century pandemic could yield a once-in-a-century opportunity to rethink K-12 schooling.
- What Is School Reform, Anyway? (April 26, 2022): Too often, reform is a spinning wheel of one change after another, serving to exhaust 糖心动漫vlog and breed cynicism.
OK. Time to erase the board and find out what 2023 holds. Personally, I鈥檓 upbeat. I mean, it feels like we鈥檙e all due for a good year, wouldn鈥檛 you say? Let鈥檚 see what we can do to make that happen.
