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Harvard EdCast: The Arne Duncan Interview

By Matt Weber
02/07/2012 9:10 AM
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Arne Duncan

On February 6, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the Ed School for the Askwith Forum, “Fighting the Wrong Education Battles,” at which he discussed either-or orthodoxies about school reform, including competing claims about the importance of in-school and out-of-school influences on student achievement, and the struggle to advance both a well-rounded curriculum and school accountability.

In this exclusive interview with the EdCast, Duncan reflects on the future of ed schools and college tuition increases, and makes predictions for Harvard men’s basketball.

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The Harvard EdCast is a weekly series of podcasts, available on the Harvard University iTunes U page, that features a 15-20 minute conversation with thought leaders in the field of education from across the country and around the world. Hosted by Matt Weber, the Harvard EdCast is a space for educational discourse and openness, focusing on the myriad issues and current events related to the field.

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  • Girijakay

    Hey…Just an FYI… the sound has been really low on the recordings (particularly the voices of the guests.) Could you make sure that future recordings come across louder ?
    Thanks

  • Anonymous

    How does this country entice the top ten percent of our students to become teachers, as Finland does? Does being a “top student” guarantee success as a teacher? What other intangibles/variables constitute being a great teacher? How are we to change the public perception of teachers as that of being civil servants (which too many are) to becoming true professionals?

    Answers to these and other questions are necessary to move forward in twenty-first century public education in America.

  • George Tucker

    I enjoyed the interview with US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. I think that revamping / retooling the training that our teachers receive at universities / teacher colleges is key to producing teachers who are better prepared to effectively teach students in the 21st and 22nd centuries.

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