Walt Gardner Profile
Walt Gardner

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Education commentator for newspapers and magazines internationally; currently writing The EdHed blog (https://t.co/hgLXsJh2PZ).

Los Angeles, California
Joined December 2009
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Free speech is not an absolute right, which is something college presidents forget.
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It's time to give teaching greater weight in awarding tenure.
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College presidents are ultimately responsible for the chaos on campuses.
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It's time to accept that not everyone is college material rather than continue to believe otherwise.
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Student protests today, unlike those of the past, are personal, inflicting pain on Jewish students.
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Employers are finally seeking skills rather than degrees in hiring.
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Unmotivated students can become motivated when they see a connection between what they are studying and their lives.
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Walt Gardner
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Bilingual education in this country has always been controversial and will continue to be so.
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Algebra continues to be controversial because it is not relevant to most students' lives.
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Applicants to Harvard and other elite schools are all so well qualified that a simple flip of the coin should be used to determine those to admit.
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Student surveys of teacher effectiveness are subject to bias.
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Parental choice is the best way to help Black and Hispanic students.
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Jewish students are rightly being warned to avoid applying to colleges where anti-semitism exists.
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Walt Gardner
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It's not true that teachers want to be principals.
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Walt Gardner
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Fafsa is shorter in length, but it still needs revision.
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Walt Gardner
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Rural states now support school choice.
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Walt Gardner
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The SAT's appeal to admission officers was its ability to compare test takers. It's unclear if the new version will be able to do that.
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Walt Gardner
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Arming teachers is risky because they are not properly trained.
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The solution to the shortage of substitute teachers is to pay them a premium for their services since many retired teachers would welcome the additional income.
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Walt Gardner
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Academic freedom and free speech are not the same.
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