Career-Oriented Education vs. the Liberal Arts
by John Tierney
Readers weigh in with compelling opinions on Maine Maritime Academy, liberal-arts colleges, and big questions. (Read it here.)
Do You Speak Eastport?
Do You Speak Easport?
by Deborah Fallows
A town teaches itself to talk positive. (Read it here.)
Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime
Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime
by John Tierney
Holy cow. Now my blood pressure was rising, and I didn’t even have a dog in this fight. I didn’t go to MMA; I just wrote about it. But I resented – on behalf of Maine Maritime Academy and its students and faculty, past and present – the smug, arrogant condescension of her reply. (Read it here.)
An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy
An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy
by John Tierney
How a school you’ve (probably) never heard of is preparing students for good jobs. (Read it here.)
Report From Rural Maine: What It Takes to Make a School
Report From Rural Maine: What It Takes to Make a School
Shead High School, home of the Tigers, sits on a hill in Eastport, Maine, just a short walk from everything else in town. I went to visit, curious about what a small public school in very rural, maritime Maine, with a total of 110 students, would be like. (Read it here.)
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
by James Fallows
Ever closer to the magical-unicorn ideal (Read it here.)
Down East, Down Under
Down East, Down Under
by Deborah Fallows
The term “Down East” in Maine has origins in sailing terms, when prevailing winds sent ships from Boston sailing downwind (hence down) to head north along the coast of Maine. (Read it here.)
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
by James Fallows
“We like to think we are the Kitty Hawk of hydro-kinetic power.” (Read it here.)
How the #1 ‘Breakthrough’ Helps Modern Communities Survive
How the #1 ‘Breakthrough’ Helps Modern Communities Survive
by James Fallows
Throughout this trip –in Michigan, in South Dakota, in Wyoming, in Vermont, and now in Maine — we’ve been struck by the power and importance of “local patriotism” as expressed in efforts to strengthen downtowns, school systems, civic culture, local arts, and the other elements that make life more livable. (Read it here.)
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
by James Fallows
“The sea gull … that would have been the worst.” (Read it here.)
American Futures 