Monday, December 28, 2009

The anatomy of an Op-Ed. . .

A fellow professor at Furman, Sean O'Rourke, and I have discussed the Op-Ed, concluding that expressing an effective commentary in 750-850 words is akin to writing poetry.

Much of today I have been drafting an Op-Ed on the Harlem Children's Zone. Here are the resources I have been using to communicate a complex idea to the general public:

• David Brooks's Op-Ed titled "The Harlem Miracle," which is the primary focus for my discussion.

• Aaron Pallas's challenge to Brooks and the paper on HCZ by Dobbie and Fryer.

• Diane Ravitch's challenge to the praise of HCZ.

• Alex Molnar and Holly Yettick offer compelling discussions of how the media misrepresents educational research.

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