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Saturday, January 25, 2014

V.A.M.: Value Added Measure

V.A.M.: Value Added Measure:











Education in the U.S. and South Korea: Why Would We Want a Hagwon Hell?
Test scores are not a good measure of the value of an individual or of an education.    In a speech on January 14th, Arne Duncan praised Korean parents and the Korean educational system for producing strong test results and high college completion rates.  He qualified his statements by stating, "I'm not saying we should be just like South Korea."  Referencing Amanda Ripley, he pointed at
Meet Public-School Mummy
Under the new evaluation system teachers can present up to eight "artifacts" to try to prove their professional integrity.  In this strange new land of educational deformity, I began to feel like an artifact myself.  I imagined a teacher who might feel even more this way than myself.He is Public-School Mummy.  Having superior knowledge of Incan society, he has been teaching in the classr
Charter-School Mummy Co-Locates!
Charter-School Mummy co-locates, pushing Public-School Mummy out of his classroom.Public-School Mummy in his "new" classroom.
Public-School Mummy Mobilizes!
Public-School Mummy attempts to ask a question during a forum with Chancellor King and Regent Tisch.Public-School Mummy Turns to Activism and gets the surprise of his life!