Since first joining a Ph.D. program in Sociology and Social Policy 7 years ago, I have been consistently surprised by what even the foremost experts in their fields don't know about solving major social problems. Don't get me wrong, they know more than most, but on the really difficult questions (such as how to improve the quality of instruction at scale) there are lots of conflicting perspectives, each with some support from data, but no clear cut answers.
With this in mind, a group of us here at the GSE have come together to create a seminar explicitly centered on what we don't know, a place to explore hypotheses and think about directions for the future. We had our first full meeting three weeks ago, and have a second one today, featuring former Boston superintendent Tom Payzant. I'm blogging about what we're learning here -- check it out.
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