Comments on: Wrapping up the charter naming contest… http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/08/wrapping-up-the-charter-naming-contest%e2%80%a6.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:45:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ms. Miller http://www.eduwonk.com/2008/08/wrapping-up-the-charter-naming-contest%e2%80%a6.html/comment-page-1#comment-4730 Ms. Miller Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:04:28 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3524#comment-4730 Then why not call them "Method" schools? Like Method acting, the term alludes to a strict training regimen requiring absolute commitment from the participant. A few years ago, Brooks proposed calling the "thoroughly modern do-gooder" feeder system the "Achievatron." I love that term because it sounds a little radical, even unnatural--and that, I think, was his point about an attitude he associates with social entrepreneurs. Then why not call them “Method” schools? Like Method acting, the term alludes to a strict training regimen requiring absolute commitment from the participant.

A few years ago, Brooks proposed calling the “thoroughly modern do-gooder” feeder system the “Achievatron.” I love that term because it sounds a little radical, even unnatural–and that, I think, was his point about an attitude he associates with social entrepreneurs.

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