An parent “release” form for testing #optout from #DougCo Colorado
I think this is pretty hastily written and there are legal implications to it. No alternative activities? If your child is in attendance they WILL be tested? And, the punishments to teachers and schools for low test participation are hardly clear, or as clear as they indicate. Case in point, there are no quotes of […]
Dcps Impact 3.0?
If DCPS is serious about investing in the 40 lowest performing schools, which I believe it is, then it must reassess current aspects of IMPACT 2.0. During the coming negotiation rounds between the Chancellor and the WTU President, the following questions demand discussions: How has IMPACT 2.0 faired in the 40 lowest performing schools? What […]
The Same One Hour 10,000 Times Is Not 10,000 Hours: Behaviorism, Math, and Utter Failure
Speaking against testing isn’t an uphill battle; it is an upmountain battle—something like Pike’s Peak. But one of the most powerful and disturbing examples of just why traditional testing is such a failure to real learning is found in math classes—where behaviorism is both embraced and misused on a daily basis. We’ve all had this […]
Richard Sherman’s GPA and “Thug” Label: The Codes that Blind
Richard Sherman\’s GPA and \”Thug\” Label: The Codes that Blind. via Richard Sherman’s GPA and “Thug” Label: The Codes that Blind.
Doge Duncan, without comment.
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All Week 1-25-14 @ THE CHALK FACE
@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: All Week @ THE CHALK FACE Duncan’s Bizarro World, Where Lie Is Truth and Truth Is LieSuperintendent of Montgomery County (MD) Joshua Starr is rightfully disturbed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s recent comment: What these two places also had in common was a succession of leaders who told educators, parents and the public the truth about educational un