Jumping All Over Paul Krugman on Common Core
Is it my fault that the other day I challenged Krugman to bring his sensible analysis to education issues (Howler Howls at Krugman and Press Corps)? I compared him so favorably to his nincompoop NY Times fellow columnists Brooks and Kristof? Ooops! Krugman must have heard me, but his sensibility deserted him.The blogging crew is out in full force, leaving me nothing much to say - other than a mes
Here Comes Student Ratings of Teachers (Grades 3-12) as Part of Teacher Eval
I personally wouldn't mind having students tell me what they think -- it would sensitize me to their point of view. But do it this way? No way.Leonie sent this hot potato along. I have a real problem with any [very expensive] survey like this that does not control for the factor of class size. I have emailed Ferguson in the past -- the Harvard prof who developed this survey -- with no response.T
8-20-13 Ed Notes Online
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