May 2019 – David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing

6 Week Class on Academic Writing for Clarity and Grace: Syllabus, Readings, Slides, and Text for Editing

Here are the complete materials for my 6-week class on academic writing (syllabus, readings, slides, texts for editing). It's aimed at graduate and undergraduate students who want to work on their writing. Ideally you can take the class with a group of peers, where you give each other feedback on your own writing projects in … Continue reading 6 Week Class on Academic Writing for Clarity and Grace: Syllabus, Readings, Slides, and Text for Editing

This is a class on academic writing for clarity and grace. It is designed as a 10-week class, with weekly readings, slides, and texts for editing. It's aimed at doctoral students who are preparing to become researchers who seek to publish their scholarship. Ideally you can take the class with a group of peers, where you … Continue reading 10 Week Academic Writing Class — Including Syllabus, Slides, Readings, and Text for Editing

This a new piece I recently wrote, based on a paper I presented last fall at the ISCHE conference in Berlin. It's part of a larger project that focuses on the construction of the American meritocracy, which is to say the new American aristocracy of credentials. Schooling the Meritocracy: How Schools Came to Democratize Merit, … Continue reading Schooling the Meritocracy: How Schools Came to Democratize Merit, Formalize Achievement, and Naturalize Privilege