Talk Out of School

Peter Greene on what the next Sec. of Ed should do, how automated essay scoring is a crock & how best to teach writing

Episode Summary

Leonie spoke to Peter Greene, former teacher and education commentator extraordinaire, who writes for Forbes, the Progressive, and blogs at Curmudgucation. He discussed how important it is that the next Secretary of Education maintains open lines of communication with actual classroom teachers, as well as the failings of ed-tech, including programs that use artificial intelligence in automated essay grading, how best to encourage students to engage in “authentic” writing, and how teachers can resist the Common Core's confining strictures.

Episode Notes

Peter Greene’s blog Curmudgucation and his post on the automated essay grading program called Ecree. His column in Forbes and articles in The Progressive.