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Thursday, August 14, 2008

My First Cover Story of a Magazine Sold at Newsstands!


I'm really honored that the article I wrote, School Wars, is the cover story for the September/October issue of Good Magazine.

While they edited out a good number of my jokes and a bunch of stuff about Eli Broad, I am thrilled to have been asked to write such a large and unconventional article for a lifestyle magazine. After ten years of writing for trade magazines and the web, I think this makes me an actual journalist! (My dues is paid up too)

While you can certainly read the article online here, I suggest you find a copy of Good at a local newsstand, bookstore or Whole Foods so you can see the provocative art they used to enhance my article. Plus, you can have me autograph the issue the next time you see me :-)

It's also not such a bad idea to buy the issue in order to send the message that you wish to read thoughtful pieces about education in the mainstream media. It takes a pretty gutsy magazine to pay me to question the motives of Bill Gates and Eli Broad.

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posted by Gary at 10:23 PM

4 Comments:

  • Congrats, Gary! I will look for it!

    Kathy

    By Anonymous Kathy Schrock, At August 15, 2008 3:32 AM  

  • Congratulations, Gary!

    I've been observing a migration from public to private school in suburban Boston over the past decade. The irony is that educational practices at private schools here are no better, and may actually be worse, than those at local public schools. Educators at both schools are teaching to the test; the tests just have different names. The private school students I work with have no opportunities to express or develop creativity. There is only one way to solve any problem and everything from the way paper is folded to the appearance of homework headings is controlled by the teacher. It's very sad to see.

    By Anonymous colleenk, At August 15, 2008 5:53 AM  

  • Hi Gary,

    Great work.

    My response is here:

    http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2008/8/15/grateful-for-gary.html

    Keep up the good work!

    Doug

    By Anonymous doug0077, At August 15, 2008 6:15 AM  

  • I enjoyed the article and had read several blogs about your institute. It sounds like what you are advocating is exactly what I am blessed to do everyday. I teach elementary gifted kids and we are able to ....."create productive contexts for learning in which the needs of each child are met as their talent, interest, curiosity, and passion are amplified". For 25 years I've been trying to spread the word to regular ed teachers. Keep up the good work you do. Nancy

    PS I love the artwork in the magazine article.

    By Anonymous nbosch, At August 15, 2008 6:22 PM  

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