Today’s moderator: Maureen Downey
Maureen Downey has written about local, state and federal education policy at the AJC for 12 years. She’s also taught college classes in mass communications and journalism. However, she’s learned more about schools from having four children in them.
»Join the discussion online today: Share your opinions and ideas on Maureen's blog Get Schooled.
For the last week, my children’s high school, like many others in metro Atlanta, has been caught up in homecoming and the related events, parades and daily themes. American high schools devote a lot more time to sports and clubs than their counterparts in the Asian and European nations that outpace us. I write today about whether we’re asking too much of schools. A guest columnist wonders whether the push for science and math is overshadowing the arts. Readers sound off on Georgia’s growing class sizes.
Today's columnists:
- A full plate, by Maureen Downey
- Rooting for STEM at expense of arts? by Murali Kamma
- Response to recent conversation, by our readers
