Pineapplegate: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Earlier today, we saw a leaked memo in which Pearson defended the tale of the Hare and the Pineapple. It was field-tested, the spokesman said. It was psychometrically sound. It was just a splendid test item, and the corporation couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. (http://ideas.time.com/2012/05/04/pineapplegate-exclusive-memo-detailing-the-hare-and-the-pineapple-passage/)
There is an adage: When you are in a hole, stop digging.
Well, Pearson, keep digging. It gets better and better.
Fred Smith, who is a testing expert who worked at the old New York City Board of Education, often comments on testing issues in the press and on the New York City parent blog. Today, he wrote the following at the New York City parent listserv:
Is the New York Board of Regents Now Toast?
There is an adage: When you are in a hole, stop digging.
Well, Pearson, keep digging. It gets better and better.
Fred Smith, who is a testing expert who worked at the old New York City Board of Education, often comments on testing issues in the press and on the New York City parent blog. Today, he wrote the following at the New York City parent listserv:
“Not only that, folks:
This justification from Pearson comes two days after Commissioner John King canned the pineapple. It shows
Is the New York Board of Regents Now Toast?
This is an interesting question: Is the New York Board of Regents now toast? Or is it actually chopped liver? Either way, it doesn’t matter. When Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed a commission and assigned the most consequential powers of the Regents to the commission, he neutered the Regents. Peter Goodman, a longtime observer of city and state politics, speculates on this question and leaves little doubt (http://mets2006.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/is-the-governor-firing-the-regents-andor-remaking-an-archaic-dysfunctional-education-policy-making-process-andor-running-for-the-white-house-in-2016-from-ed-in-the-apple/). Governor Cuomo has blatantly taken control of education policy, a function described in the state constitution as belonging to the duly appointed Regents.
Is this good or bad? I personally have never thought it problematic when someone says that a democratic body works slowly. That is the way democratic bodies are supposed to work. That is called checks and balances.. That is why we have not only an executive, but also a bicameral legislature and a judiciary system. Things done
Is this good or bad? I personally have never thought it problematic when someone says that a democratic body works slowly. That is the way democratic bodies are supposed to work. That is called checks and balances.. That is why we have not only an executive, but also a bicameral legislature and a judiciary system. Things done
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