First this:
http://dianeravitch.net/2012/12/27/11990/#comment-75986
Then this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/technology/big-data-is-great-but-dont-forget-intuition.html?_r=0
Which got me to thinking of the end of an old movie, Annie Hall. As I remember it, at the end Woody Allen is standing alone on camers, and tells this story:
A guy walks into a Doctor's office and says: "Doctor! Doctor! You've got to help me! My wife thinks she's a chicken!
The Doctor replies, "You'd better get her some help.
The guy states, "I would but I need the eggs!"
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Damaging Assumptions
Just a few educational assumptions that damage kids today:
* Good test scores = good schools.
* Adults are in control of what and when kids learn.
* Data is numbers.
* All of human behavior can be computerized.
* There are only 4 possible options for a student to respond to a standardized question.
* And, there is one best response for all students, and that is the right answer.
* Standardized test scores are the best predictors of future academic performance and future success.
* You must give kids a standardized test in order to evaluate the teacher.
* To improve student academic performance, you need to test them more.
Got any to add?
* Good test scores = good schools.
* Adults are in control of what and when kids learn.
* Data is numbers.
* All of human behavior can be computerized.
* There are only 4 possible options for a student to respond to a standardized question.
* And, there is one best response for all students, and that is the right answer.
* Standardized test scores are the best predictors of future academic performance and future success.
* You must give kids a standardized test in order to evaluate the teacher.
* To improve student academic performance, you need to test them more.
Got any to add?
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