Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Quantify This! | toteachornototeach

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Quantify This!

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by Robert J. Cabin
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” Albert Einstein
A first-generation college student stays after class to talk with his professor about something he found particularly interesting, even though this topic will not be on the test. An introverted student slowly gains enough confidence to start raising her hand and speaking her mind. A group of formerly disengaged and apathetic students are outraged over the injustice of a particular policy and become personally and professionally committed to righting this wrong.
Many of us teachers live for such moments, when for whatever usually intractable combination of factors, we help