Founder connections
- Bill GatesReview with reservations
“Liberating Learning discusses the overlap between two issues I care about a lot.”
Gates reviewed the book on August 16, 2010. He calls it important, but says resistance is not limited to unions and that online learning and teacher assessment still need stronger evidence.Source
Summary
Terry Moe and John Chubb examine how technology could change American public education. They describe online courses, hybrid teaching and data systems that can support more flexible learning. Their argument also concerns politics: reforms face organized resistance, and the authors contend that technology can alter the institutions and interests that block change.
Why read it Our view
Read it to examine why a useful technology can face resistance in an established system. The authors’ argument gives founders questions about incentives, the people affected by change and the evidence needed before a new approach can earn support.