Student Learning

“In 2012, my graduate student Will Dobbie and I collected unprecedented data from nearly 50 New York City charter schools to see which practices truly boosted student learning. Class size and teacher credentials—political obsessions for decades—mattered little. What...

“Necessity”

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt

Beliefs

It is not possible for anyone to believe other than what he believes. What this means, though, is that all people must carefully examine why they believe what they believe, as well as the risks involved in being wrong. – E.O.

Desires v. Idols.

“The focus of James’ discussion is not evil desires (desires for the wrong thing), but inordinate desires (desires that may be right in and of themselves, but must never rule my heart). It is not wrong to desire relaxation at the end of a long day. It is wrong to be...