Kappan Contributor: Elliot W. Eisner

What does it mean to say a school is doing well?

Jan 1, 2001 | Feature Article

Those of us who wish to exercise leadership in education must do more than simply accept the inadequate criteria that are now used to determine how well our schools are doing, Mr. Eisner warns.

Who decides what schools teach?

Mar 1, 1990 | Feature Article

America desperately needs serious discussion of the condition of our schools and of the content and form of school programs, Mr. Eisner maintains. If curriculum scholars could significantly deepen this dialogue, they could make an important contribution to the culture at large.