My thanks Ellen for sending me the comments on my paper. I think there is no greater compliment for an academic then to be taken seriously, to trigger thought and discussion. So I really am proud that this has occurred. The many thoughtful responses to my piece are being digested now. All of us need to find ways of addressing a system that is not now working for some of our children. There probably isn't one single way to do that, but a little more generosity of heart by those with wealth would go a long way to solving these problems. The most civil societies I know simply invest more in their children though many mechanisms, including paying their parents livable wages and providing health care for all their citizens.

My thanks again for allowing me access to the comments.

David

Read the fellows’ spirited listserv discussions on David Berliner’s “Our Impoverished View of Education Reform”