This article from Education Week, March 11, 2014, examines the misuse of educational testing.
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Click here for the article and please comment.
This article from Education Week, March 11, 2014, examines the misuse of educational testing.
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One of the most distressing characteristics of education reformers is that they are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn. Nowhere is this misplaced emphasis more apparent, and more damaging, than in kindergarten. Post submitted by Jeff Wood.
Click here to read about this study and comment. This AP story from July 2013 details how Indiana secretly changed its school evaluation system when a charter school, that was expected to score well, only earned a C grade. Some behind-the-scenes scrambling eventually changed the score to A. At best, the story reflects the difficulty and capriciousness of school evaluation systems that close schools and fire educators. At worst, the story reflects something rotten in the state's department of ed.
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In her book, The Death and Life of the Great American School Sysytem, Diane Ravitch claims that recent efforts to evaluate teachers and schools are: A) 100% focused on accountability & 0% focused on learning. “Accountability makes no sense when it undermines the larger goal of education.” B) “What once was an effort to improve the quality of education turned into an accounting strategy. Measure, then punish or reward.” – No educational experience is being used or required to judge teachers or schools. Add your thoughts: Diane Ravitch hits highlights of her book The Death and Life of the Great American School System as she addresses an audience at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. The video lasts 1 hr 15 mins - Ms. Ravitch appears at the 10 min mark. Thanks to Jeff Wood for recommending this video. Click below to hear a 10 min radio interview as Diane Ravitch discusses her book Death and Life of the Great American School System on NPR.
Click on "Interview" & respond - Interview Please read the NY Times review of Ravitch's The Death and Life of the Great American School System:
Ny Times Book Review See a study guide for Diane Ravitch's The Death and Life of the Great American School System.
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