“New York Learns” offers the first composite picture of New York as an educational center” or stated in the language of this blog, it provides a brief overview of the vast learning ecology of New York City in 1939.
Luis Benveniste, Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein conducted a case study of 16 schools -eight public and eight private - to determine which elements are most important to school effectiveness.
In her book, A Home in the Heart of a City, Kathleen Hirsch labels each chapter with a verb: “Walking,” “Working,” “Making,” “Playing,” “Associating” etc. in order to make clear to the reader that the heart of community is acting and doing.
