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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

6-4-14 Curmudgucation Week

CURMUDGUCATION:







Why Your Evaluation Is Dumb

As you contemplate your end of the year evaluation paperwork, you are probably thinking (and not for the first time), "This doesn't make any sense." And you are correct. Current practices in teacher evaluation do not make sense-- if you assume that the purpose of these evals is to actually evaluate teachers accurately and effectively.A good evaluation system gives the employees clear and


6-3-14 Curmudgucation Week
CURMUDGUCATION: The LeastI have a friend who posits a simple rule for relationships-- the person who has the least concern has the most power. The person who has less interest has more control.I'm not sure how useful the rule is for understanding romance, but it certainly does deconstruct plenty of other relationships. If dishes in the sink don't bother me, I can let them sit well past the science