The Downside of Democracy Juan Cole, Juan Cole is professor of modern Middle Eastern and North African studies at the University of Michigan. He maintains a blog on Middle East affairs, Informed Comment.
Girls, Math and the Fear of Failure Sarah M. Seltzer, Sarah M. Seltzer, Harvard '05, is a former editor of the Harvard Crimson's magazine. This is adapted from a column in the Crimson.
A History of Flawed Teaching Sam Wineburg, Sam Wineburg, author of "Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts" (Temple University Press, 2001), is a professor in Stanford's School of Education.