A Gnarly Problem, Critical Thinking, and Authentic Struggle
This is the seventh piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.
Mandated “Standardized” Tests or Mandated “Performance” Tests?
Dr. Sandra Stotsky: It is time for the Bay State’s own legislature to do some prolonged investigations of the costs and benefits of “performance-based assessments.” before agreeing to their possibility.
The Prospect of a Horrible PD, a Horrible Meeting, and an Unlikely Collaboration
This is the sixth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick
The Rituals of School, an Unusual Communion, and the Vast Wasteland of Math 8
This is the fifth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick
Who Knows? Who Decides? Who Decides Who Decides?
J.R. Wilson: The answers to the questions Who Knows? Who Decides? Who Decides Who Decides? with regard to our education system has shifted over time.
The Parole Officer’s Check List, the Dialectic of Competition, and Gnarly Problems
This is the fourth piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick
Understanding, and Outliers in a Sea of Outliers
This is the third piece in a series called “Out on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulder” by Barry Garelick.
Changing State Standards: Repeal, Revise, Replace, Rebrand, Update, or Unique?
J.R. Wilson: Do states that make noise about Common Core want to repeal, revise, replace, rebrand, or update their standards?
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.
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.