Hey Educational Reformers: Data This!
by jonpelto
Diane Ravitch hits the bull’s eye, yet again, with her blog post today entitled, The Damage Done by Data-Driven Evaluation.
The subject; how professional conversations in our schools have changed.
As she notes, “They no longer discuss instructional improvements in their staff meetings; they no longer review opportunities for professional development related to classroom practice. They talk data. They hear from data experts. They strategize about how to get the numbers up. They drill down into the data. They focus on the kids who are a 2 on the state tests and ignore the 1s and the 3s and 4s. Data drive their conversation, their practice, their life. Data determine whether they will have a job next year. Data determine
