Alfie Kohn on reform and a Secretary of Education

Kohn, who is surely one of the most interesting and provocative educational theorists out there today, talks about who Obama should choose for Secretary of Education in the U.S. Along the way, he speculates that much of what passes for school reform is actually a retrenchment of the status quo - stateside, at least. Since what happens there often shows up here as at least an influence, I present it for your delectation.