Education Undercover
Reportage
Description
Reporters have presented as teachers or students to get an inside view of what goes on in schools and colleges.
Articles, Books, Video/Film
I-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | 'Don't Let 'Em See You're Afraid,' Writer Told by School Official
November 13, 1958
The first article in George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series, where the New York World-Telegram and Sun's ...II-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Reporter Passes First Test: Challenge by Class Tough
November 14, 1958
George Allen's second article in his "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun. He worked ...III-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | College Courses Not Much Help in Difficult Classes
November 15, 1958
The third installment of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for the York World-Telegram and Sun. The ...IV-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Getting School Job is Easy as ABC, Reporter Learns
November 17, 1958
In this fourth installment of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, he ...V-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | 'You'll Be Sorry' Plunges Newcomer Into Tough Job
November 18, 1958
In this fifth article of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for New York World-Telegram and Sun, he writes ...VI-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | 'Hey, Teach' is Signal for Classroom Bedlam
November 19, 1958
In this sixth article, part of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for New York World-Telegram and Sun, he ...VII-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | 9th Grader's Plea: 'Teach Me to Read'
November 20, 1958
In the seventh article of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for New York World-Telegram and Sun, he writes ...VIII-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Slow Pupils Cheated by Our Schools
November 21, 1958
In the eighth installment of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for New York World-Telegram and Sun, he ...IX-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Lessons Get Lost in Paper Work
November 22, 1958
In the ninth article, part of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, he ...XI-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | False Theory Makes Instructor Live a Lie
November 25, 1958
In the eleventh article of his "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, reporter George ...X-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen- New York World Telegram and Sun | MISSING ARTICLE
November 24, 1958
MISSING, re-request. In the tenth installment ...XII-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Pupils Wage War of Nerves
November 26, 1958
In this twelfth installment of his "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, reporter ...XIII-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Salary Leaves Little Room For Any Professional Pride
November 28, 1958
In the thirteenth installment of George Allen's "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, ...XV-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | Pupils Would Profit By Isolating 'Toughs'
December 1, 1958
In the fifteenth and final article of his "Undercover Teacher" series for the New York World-Telegram and Sun, ...XIV-"Undercover Teacher" - George N. Allen - New York World Telegram and Sun | MISSING ARTICLE
November 29, 1958
In the fourteenth installment ofI-"High School Revisited" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune | Reporter gets an education in paperwork
March 8, 1983
This is the first installment in Leslie Linthicum's series titled "Undercover Student," where the Albuquerque ...II-"Nap time at EHS" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune | Class lectures take back seat to filmstrips - and horseplay
March 9, 1983
In the second "Undercover Student" article, reporter Leslie Linthicum reports on her Popular Fiction class and on ...III-"Building 'walls'" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune | EHS drugs bountiful if you know right person
March 10, 1983
In her third article of the "Undercover Student" series, Albuquerque Tribune reporter Leslie Linthicum reports on ...IV-"There's more to EHS than the '3 Rs'" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune
March 11, 1983
In the fourth article in the Albuquerque Tribune's "Undercover Student" series, reporter Leslie Linthicum, who posed ...V-"Serious Students Persevere, Others Talk of Rock, Partying" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune
March 12, 1983
The fifth installment of her "Undercover Student" series, Albuquerque Tribune reporter writes about the mixture of ...Reaction to "Undercover Student": "Why EHS?" - Leslie Linthicum - Albuquerque Tribune | Reaction swift on 'undercover student' series - from obscenities and insights to hoorays
March 14, 1983
Leslie Linthicum reports on the reaction of students, parents and school administrators to her "Undercover Student" ...I-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | Firsthand Look at an S.F. High School
November 16, 1992IA-Sidebar: "Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | Hot Look: Baggy Clothes
November 16, 1992IB-Sidebar-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | Why Chronicle Reporter Posed as a Student
November 16, 1992
Chronicle reporter Shann Nix spent one month undercover as a senior at George Washington High School in San ...IC-Sidebar: "Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | How California Fell Behind
November 16, 1992
Explanation of how California's school system fell precipitously in national ranking in spending per pupil, from ...II-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | How Teachers Battle the Odds; Creative Minds Try to Compensate for a Devastating Budget
November 17, 1992
Nix describes her classroom experiences over a month spent as a student undercover in a San Francisco high school ...IIA-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | Talking Sex: High Fives for Virgins
November 17, 1992IIB-Sidebar: "Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | How to Talk Like a Kid
November 17, 1992
very brief rundown of current high school slang, including words such as "fresh" andIIC-Sidebar: "Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | A Counselor's Overwhelming Battle
November 17, 1992III-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | High School - The Social Scene: At a Party, Classmates Ask the New Girl, 'Are You a Narc?'
November 18, 1992IIIA-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | In Melting Pot Class, Everyone Hates Quotas
November 19, 1992
short sidebar on the quota systemIV-"Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle | "I'm a Reporter - Not a Narc"
November 19, 1992
In the final installment of her four-part series, Shann Nix discloses her ruse, perpetrated with the permission of ...IVA-Sidebar: "Undercover Student" - Shann Nix - San Francisco Chronicle
November 19, 1992
brief sidebar indicating the 1992 budget cuts had reduced the amount allotted for books to no more than $5 per student.I-"Scenes of Senior High" - Vivian S. Toy - Milwaukee Journal
October 26, 1986
Part One in the Milwaukee Journal Sunday Magazine of Vivian S. Toy's multipart series, reporting on her time posing ...II-"Stepping Back: Class Notes" - Vivian S. Toy - Milwaukee Journal | A Look at High School in the '80s/ Where There's Smoke: Teenagers Sneak Cigarettes Despite School's Warning/ Grab a Pen, Gid Rid of That Gum - And Don't Be Tardy
October 27, 1986
Part Two of Vivian Toy's report on her sojourn in the guise of a Milwaukee high school student.III-"Stepping Back: Still a Stranger In Their Midst" - Vivian S. Toy - Milwaukee Joural | Students Wary of Principal; Most Teens Shun Drugs at School; But Dealers Are Widely Known and Do Business in the Open
October 28, 1986
Part Three of Vivian Toy's report of her sojourn in the guise of a Milwaukee high school student.IV-"Game, Dance Add Zest" - Vivian S. Toy - Milwaukee Journal | High School Social Life Flourishes on Fridays; Football Game, Dance Bring Out Students; Subject That Gets Attention
October 29, 1986
Part Four of Vivian Toy's multipart series on her sojourn in the guise of a Milwaukee public high school student.V-"Stepping Back: Lunch Lines" - Vivian S. Toy - Milwaukee Journal | Cafeteria Is Alive With Chatter; All Work, No Play? Part-time Job Means Full-Time Schedule
October 30, 1986
Part Five of Vivian Toy's multipart series on her sojourn in the guise of a Milwaukee public high school student.Emily Sachar's "Shut Up and Let the Lady Teach: A Teacher's Year in a Public School"
1991I-"My Year as a Teacher: Chapter I" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | A First-Time Teacher Learns the Hard Way; Novice Is Stunned to Find She's Unprepared for Class
November 27, 1989
First installment of Sachar's eight-part series on her year as an eighth-grade math teacher in Flatbush, Brooklyn.II-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | No Common Denominator; Each Kid Presents a Different Challenge
November 28, 1989
Chapter Two of Sachar's report on her year as an eighth grade math teacher in Flatbush, Brooklyn, for the New York ...III-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | Too Many Bad Apples for Teacher Discipline; Problems Steal Valuable Learning Time
November 29, 1989
Chapter Three in Sachar's eight-part report on her year in Flatbush, Brooklyn, teaching eighth grade math in the New ...IV-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | Teachers Who Make the Grade Bright Spots in a System that Fosters Mediocrity
November 30, 1989
Chapter Four in Sachar's eight-part series on her teaching eighth grade math in a Flatbush, Brooklyn public school.V-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | Formula for Failure: A Curriculum Over Most Kids' Heads + Few Tools to Teach It = Little Learning
December 1, 1989
Chapter Five in Sachar's eight-part series on her year in Flatbush, Brooklyn as an eighth grade math teacher in the ...VII-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | A System That's Fail Safe; Passing Kids Despite Lack of Learning
December 4, 1989
Chapter Seven in Emily Sachar's eight-part series on her year teaching eighth grade math in the New York City public ...VIII-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | Epilogue
December 5, 1989
Last chapter in Emily Sachar's eight-part series on her year as a math teacher in the public school system of New ...Sidebar: "My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday
December 1, 1989
Sidebar to the Emily Sachar eight-part series on her year as an eighth grade public school math teacher in Flatbush, ...Postscript: "My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | Teacher Passes Final Exam; Five Former Students Grade a Novice Instructor
December 6, 1989
Postscript to Emily Sachar's eight-part series on her year as a Brooklyn-based public school math teacher.VI-"My Year as a Teacher" - Emily Sachar - Newsday and New York Newsday | The Homes
December 3, 1989
Chapter Six in Emily Sachar's eight-part series about her experiences spending a year as a public school teacher in ...Emily Sachar's "Shut Up and Let the Lady Teach: A Teacher's Year in a Public School"
1991Cameron Crowe's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
1981David Owen's "High School"
1981Kevin Roose's "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University"
2009Rebekah Nathan's "My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student"
2005Jeffrey Iversen's "High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student"
2006"Tyranny of the Test" - Jeremy Miller - Harper's Magazine | One Year as a Kaplan Coach in the Public Schools
September 1, 2008
Jeremy Miller tells about his time in George Washington High School as an SAT prep coach.