> To "water the desert a little bit and then see what they become," Robinson said, is the "whole project of American education." That's always been under conte

> To "water the desert a little bit and then see what they become," Robinson said, is the "whole project of American education." That's always been under contention (in probably most of the world) by competing movements. The talk of "citizenship" and "American" is also disturbingly nationalistic. (To those lucky enough to have an awareness of nationalism.)