The Future in the Present

Writings of John Garvey

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Miscellaneous

Beneath the Surface of Education Reform

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This four part article was originally published in the Field Notes section of The Brooklyn Rail. Part I In this multi- part article, I hope to describe the motivations and methods of the dominant forces in education reform circles, assess the consequences of those reforms, and sketch out an alternative

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Education Notes

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The failure of US public schools to educate working class (and especially black, Hispanic, and Native American) students is not terribly affected by periods of austerity.  The schools fail in good times and bad, whether teachers are well paid or not and whether they’re unionized or not.  On the other

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Our Own Important Work—CUNY ESL Council Talk

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I am pleased and honored to be here today.  When I was first asked by Mary Yepez if I would deliver this address, I responded that I was not sure that she had called the right person.  After all, I explained, I had never taught English as a Second Language

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About

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years.  Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition.  That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York.  That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences.  My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value.  I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.

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Taxi Rank and File Coalition
Hard Crackers
Insurgent Notes
Race Traitor
Gotham Center

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