I’ve been following this series from the first post. I commend it to others interested in the education system and for its periodic linkage to other domains and “big ideas” published elsewhere about people and the public sectors meant to serve them. These linkages, like those to Putnam, Moore and Fung, and Pahlka’s work in this post reveal the breadth of Pestronk’s familiarity with a broad literature on present dilemmas and potential solutions as well as his ability to synthesize social science in new and useful ways. His own work already advances access to college credits thereby reducing the cost to obtain knowledge and sought after credentials. I hope his kids and the others who discovered a broken sprinkler which failed to delight them were able to get wet elsewhere…and that their next trip cools them as anticipated. A hot, humid, sweaty City is no place through which to drag disappointed kids and an awful place to be without relief for anyone. Share Pestronk’s posts. They deserve a wide audience.
I’ve been following this series from the first post. I commend it to others interested in the education system and for its periodic linkage to other domains and “big ideas” published elsewhere about people and the public sectors meant to serve them. These linkages, like those to Putnam, Moore and Fung, and Pahlka’s work in this post reveal the breadth of Pestronk’s familiarity with a broad literature on present dilemmas and potential solutions as well as his ability to synthesize social science in new and useful ways. His own work already advances access to college credits thereby reducing the cost to obtain knowledge and sought after credentials. I hope his kids and the others who discovered a broken sprinkler which failed to delight them were able to get wet elsewhere…and that their next trip cools them as anticipated. A hot, humid, sweaty City is no place through which to drag disappointed kids and an awful place to be without relief for anyone. Share Pestronk’s posts. They deserve a wide audience.