Stories by Marion Brady

Marion Brady is a retired educator. Links to his books, journal articles, op-eds, blogs, and nationally distributed newspaper columns can be found at www.MarionBrady.com subscribe to Marion Brady's feed

What Makes an Effective Teacher? Here are the Right and Wrong Roles

Posted on: Apr 17, 2013, Source: The Washington Post

Bill Gates spent $45 million trying to find out what makes a school teacher effective — and failed.

Do Textbooks Really Help Teach Our Kids?

Posted on: Feb 28, 2013, Source: The Washington Post

Schools are sending kids on their way with a solid grasp of the Common Core State Standards but ignorant of powerful ideas.

What a REAL Paradigm Shift in Education Would Look Like

Posted on: Feb 14, 2013, Source: The Washington Post

Exploring the deep, fundamental flaws at the backbone of our "core curriculum."

Why We Should Consider Letting High Schoolers Pick Their Classes

Posted on: Jan 23, 2013, Source: The Washington Post

With decades of teaching under his belt, this former educator argues yes -- if we want education to matter.

What's Worth Learning: How Outdated Curricula Are Failing America's Students

Posted on: Jan 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The “core curriculum” used in America’s classrooms was poor when it was adopted in 1893, and grows more dysfunctional every year.

The Ultimate Education Reform: Learning by Doing

Posted on: Nov 15, 2012, Source: The Washington Post

America has trillions invested in school buildings, but their designs encourage learner passivity. Can they be re-purposed to really educate?

Testing Companies are Robbing Your Children of an Education, and Making Big Money for Big Business in the Process

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012, Source: Truthout

The "test-and-punish" approach driving school reform has been an unqualified disaster -- except for those stuffing their pockets with the profits.

8 Reasons We Should Be Seriously Suspicious of the Common Core Standards

Posted on: Aug 22, 2012, Source: The Washington Post

45 states have now adopted these new standards -- but will they really improve learning in our schools?

Improve Public Education

Posted on: Dec 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Whether or not America arrives at the 22nd century in recognizable form hinges in great measure on the quality of public education.