The application consists of various lengthy essays on important questions around the profession of teaching. (blogs.edweek.org)
By the upper grades students can write lengthy essays and stories on a range of topics. (insideschools.org)
Moreover, the book's format - lengthy essays by Krueger and Heckman (who teamed up with fellow economist Pedro Carneiro, now of University College London, for his contribution), followed by commentaries from five scholars, each with a favorite bone (or nit) to pick, then by extended responses and final rejoinders from the lead authors - makes it hard to find the forest for the trees. (educationnext.org)