Work hard. Be nice
by Jay Mathews · first published 2009
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Washington Post education reporter Mathews delves into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and follows the enterprise's founders, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, from their days as young educators in the Teach for America program to heading one of the country's most controversial education programs running today.
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Work Hard Be Nice. It helped me understand how tough it is to bring about change at the grassroots level and why one needs to make a lifelong commitment to such causes. http://www.amazon.com/Work-Hard-Be-Nice-Promising/dp/1565125...
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why” ↗…These stories have informed my opinions on messiness: Netflix Rich Hill Undefeated Waiting for Superman Audio This American Life on Ferguson Schools Books Our Kids (Putnam) The Prize Work Hard be Nice Articles http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2015/investigations/pinella...
on “Request For Research: Basic Income” ↗…classrooms to give teachers the opportunity to review their work and consult with each other to improve. Gates said: "By thinking of this as a personnel system we can do it much better." He mentioned _Work Hard, Be Nice_, a book about KIPP: http://www.amazon.com/Work-Hard-Be-Nice-Promising/dp/1565125... Gates said he sent everyone at the TED talk a free copy. He finished by saying he thought "education is the most important…
on “"There's no reason only poor people should have the experience" - TED video of Bill Gates” ↗