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  • Patrick Zimmerman discusses his teaching methods for childhood education in low-income neighborhoods ; part 2

    Sep. 1, 1970

    Former public school teacher Patrick Zimmerman continues discussing his alternative teaching methods for childhood education in low-income and underrepresented communities in Chicago. Zimmerman discusses how the scientific emphasis of schooling today is stifling a child’s success in the classroom and calls instead for a balance between a scientific approach and a free-school approach.

  • Hank De Zutter, Betty Jane Wagner, Barbara Kotto in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 16, 1992

    Discussing the Chicago Area Writing Project with authors and educators Hank De Zutter, Betty Jane Wagner and Barbara Kotto.

  • Discussing the development of the Southern School, Chicago's only alternative for students kicked out of the public schools, with founder and educator Patrick Zimmerman

    Oct. 20, 1976
  • Bill Ayers reads from and discusses his book "A Kind and Just Parent"

    Jun. 25, 1997

    Bill Ayers' book, "A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court" takes a look at kids getting caught up and lost in the system. While observing in the courts, Ayers said all kids just became a thing.

  • Bill Ayers discusses his book "To Teach"

    Jun. 23, 1993

    According to Bill Ayers, in order to be a good teacher, one must 1st become a student of his/her students' lives. New ideas on how to become a better teacher are offered in Ayers' book, "To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher.'

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