An espresso-based job interview, a 1962 algebra book, and procedures vs understanding
Barry Garelick: I hoped I would be allowed autonomy in my new teaching job, but for the most part, I was glad they brought me in out of the rain.
Category: Education Reform
Teacher Incompetence or Lack of Adequate Training?
Sandra Stotsky: To know why kids who, at the end of 3rd grade, have low reading achievement we should look at how their teachers were trained and tested.
Pearson’s Strategy to Disrupt the Education System
A new report seems to make the case that Pearson is encouraging the privatization of schooling, reducing the need for trained teachers, and the accumulation of data.
A Rising Parent Voice Gains Attention
Articles noticing parental dissent over several education trends does not mean parents did not speak out before instead they just went ignored.
US Education’s Dominant Research Method: Cherry Picking Evidence
Richard P. Phelps: In the realm of education testing policy cherry pickers have run the show for over three decades. It’s time to unrig the research.
Review: DIVE Online Math and Science Program
Niki Hayes reviews DIVE online math and science programs after a phone conversation with Dr. David Shormann about the math program he created.
Five Problems With Standards-Based Grading
Wendy Hart: Standards-based grading will lead us further away from freedom and individuality and could lead to a loss of selected types of knowledge.
Various Narratives, Growth Mindsets and an Intro to One of my Parole Officers
Barry Garelick shares this anecdote from his teaching career to provide “deep understanding” of any narratives you wish to supply.
Upcoming Book: Roots of Low Achievement
Rowman & Littlefield will release “Roots of Low Achievement: Where to Begin Altering Them” by Dr. Sandra Stotsky in August of 2019.
Why Data Has Not Fixed the Education System
Simon Rodberg in Harvard Business Review: “Don’t try to turn teachers into data analysts; try, instead, to help them be better teachers.”