The Dropout Nation Podcast: The Value of Challenge
On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, I analyze the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s study of college transcripts and show the need to provide all students with challenging, rigorous, college preparatory curricula. Far too many kids are denied the kind of math, science and history education that can help them fulfill their educational, economic and social destinies.
You can listen to the Podcast at RiShawn Biddle’s radio page or download directly to your iPod, Zune, MP3 player, smartphone, Nook Color or Kindle. Also, subscribe to the podcast series. It is also available on iTunes, Blubrry, the Education Podcast Network, Zune Marketplace and PodBean. Also download to your phone with BlackBerry podcast software and Google Reader.
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William Xifaras
385 days ago
RiShawn, what an excellent podcast. We need more people to challenge our youth in order to for all of us to move forward as a society.
Doing “just enough to get by” is doing our children a disservice.