The XX Factor : schools

A "Living Classroom" Cannot Replace a Real One

Jessica Grose — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:12:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer KJ Dell'Antonia: Emily , the trouble with the "garden curriculum," as Flanagan's Atlantic piece describes it, isn't that it's a fad or that students are writing recipes. It's that if you're learning math by "measuring the garden,"...(read more)

Is Chocolate Milk Better Than No Milk, or Juice in Disguise?

Samantha Henig — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer KJ Dell'Antonia : Schools across the country are looking for easy ways to cut fat and sugar from their menus, and chocolate milk has become a target of choice. The dairy industry fought back, arguing that kids don't choose chocolate...(read more)

Zero Tolerance Means Zero Critical Thinking

Rachael Larimore — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:27:00 GMT

School is where we send our children not only to learn—reading, writing, arithemetic—but also, one would hope, to think. It’s hard to see how kids are supposed to do that, though, when they go to schools where the grown-ups appear incapable of engaging...(read more)

Teens, schools, sex, lies, and sex

E.J. Graff — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:41:00 GMT

Well, Jess , my tongue was firmly in my cheek when I wondered whether it was healthy for anyone if adolescents lived with their parents. I guess I need to either improve my written tonal control (is there a personal trainer for that?) or learn to use...(read more)