More Chicago Nonsense
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Nevertheless, this is a very good piece. It's basically about the
How Will We Ever Know If They're Good?
Good for DePaul.
The question is, if DePaul education graduates go to work in Chicago Public Schools, how will Jim Crown ever assess their quality? As everyone knows, teacher quality-- particularly in urban poverty centers-- is determined by ACT scores. It is further enhanced by teacher poverty-in-retirement.
DePaul's decision will make it utterly impossible for humans to tell if a teacher is effective--- unless there is a convoluted algorithm available to make these kinds of judgments for us.
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The question is, if DePaul education graduates go to work in Chicago Public Schools, how will Jim Crown ever assess their quality? As everyone knows, teacher quality-- particularly in urban poverty centers-- is determined by ACT scores. It is further enhanced by teacher poverty-in-retirement.
DePaul's decision will make it utterly impossible for humans to tell if a teacher is effective--- unless there is a convoluted algorithm available to make these kinds of judgments for us.
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