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Albany, NY – PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL SPEECH -
A few weeks after school started, President Barack Obama delivered his annual back to school speech. He was at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, where about 600 students and faculty gathered to hear him.
Glenn Busby reports. (4:58)
"TALES OUT OF SCHOOL: SIX SECRETS FROM SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS"
TBOOK REMEMBERS JOHN R. STASSBURGER -
With this show, we mark the passing of one of the country's best known defenders
of the importance of a liberal education.
John Strassburger was the long-time President of Ursinus College in
Pennsylvania serving as its president for 15-years, from 1995 until earlier this
year. He recently died of cancer at age 68.
We first spoke with Strassburger in April of 1998 for our TBOOK Show #393. It
was on the occasion of the publishing of his paper - "Tales Out of School: Six
Secrets from Successful Teachers."
Back then, he had some important answers. Yet, more than 12-years later,
educators and politicians are still debating "what works" to best educate students.
Therefore, in retrospect, this is an interesting listen.
TBOOK's former co-host in 1998, Dr. Judy Genshaft, reported our story with John
Strassburger.
Judy Genshaft reports. (5:00)
GUEST COMMENTARY:
"SELF-EDUCATION CREATES SELF-CONFIDENCE" -
Another of the country's strong national voices on liberal education is the President of St. Lawrence University in New York, William L. Fox.
You might not be aware of it yet, but right now there's a war going on among Department of Education officials and educators, pitting the rights of private universities versus public universities.
William L. Fox comments. (5:13)
THE ACADEMIC MINUTE
"ROBERT FROST" -
This week's episode features Dr. Jay Parini, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College in Vermont.
The Academic Minute is hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, a celebrated philosopher and medical ethicist, and President of Mount Holyoke College. (2:30)