Education

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Yo Yo Ma

November 12, 2007

Yo-Yo Ma talks about his Silk Road Project, now in its ninth year. He'll also discuss his recent recordings, the state of classical music in America and around the world, and the role music plays in brining people of different cultures...

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Dropout trends in U.S. High Schools

November 7, 2007

A new study says that one in ten high schools are "dropout factories." With graduation rates in these schools hovering around 60 percent, we'll look at the reasons for this development and what if anything can be done about it.

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John Elder Robison: "Look Me in the Eye" (Crown)

October 2, 2007

Author discusses his troubled childhood and living with Asperger's syndrome.

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Alec Klein: "A Class Apart" (Simon & Schuster)

August 28, 2007

Stuyvesant High School in New York City is considered one of the best high schools in the nation. A 1985 graduate from 'Sty High' returns to examine what makes it so special, and whether its strict admissions policies make it more of an...

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Jonathan Kozol: "Letters To A Young Teacher" (Crown) & Dan Brown: "The Great Expectations School" (Arcade)

August 23, 2007

Just in time for back-to-school, two educators discuss what it means to be a teacher. One has been working with children in inner-city schools for more than 40 years. The other is a rookie. They describe the joys of being in front of a...

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Dr. Leonard Sax: "Boys Adrift" (Basic Books)

August 14, 2007

Family physician, research psychologist, and author Dr. Leonard Sax explains why many of today's young men and boys are unmotivated and uninterested in school and in life. He found five factors that contribute to their decline and offers...

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Howard Gardner: "Five Minds for the Future" (Harvard Business School Press)

July 19, 2007

Renowned Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardner explains the five 'minds' everyone will need to succeed in the years ahead.

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Marc Freedman: "Encore" (Public Affairs)

July 11, 2007

By 2030, one in four Americans will be over 60 years old. Instead of living out their lives in retirement, more and more Americans are opting for second careers later in life. A look at a new social trend where some are choosing new...

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Ralph Savarese: "Reasonable People" (Other Press) (Rebroadcast)

July 4, 2007

A father's account of life with his adopted autistic son and what his years as DJ's father have taught him about the meaning of family, the politics of neurological differences, and nature of human possibility.

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Wendy Shalit: "Girls Gone Mild" (Random House)

July 2, 2007

A look at why some girls and young women are rebelling against the 'bad girl' persona that is so prevalent in present day America.

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