High school students in Brooklyn, New York City walked out of school in protest of a personalized learning program funded in part by Mark Zuckerberg.
Ed Reformers Turn Against Testing, But For the Wrong Reason
Shane Vander Hart: Both the testing and accountability movement and personalized learning are examples of top-down, dataless reforms that won’t work.
A Robot at the Head of the Class?
Shane Vander Hart: There may not be a robot at the head of the class, but under this model of education teachers will no longer teach.
A Peek at a “Mastery-Based Classroom”
In their “Future of Learning” series The Hechinger Report takes a look at a fourth-grade math classroom using “mastery-based learning.” The future is bleak.
Where Personalized Learning and Competency-Based Learning Are Headed
In North Dakota, the future of competency-based education and personalized learning is now with the elimination of grades and self-guided education.
Is American Government Rejecting Capitalism & Embracing a Managed Economy?
Karen Effrem: Although Tucker and colleagues tout European education-workforce systems, none have produced or will produce American levels of freedom and prosperity.
DeVos Speaks to Conservative High School Students
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the Turning Point USA High School Leadership Summit on Thursday in Washington, DC.
Personalized Learning Is Not Personal
A teacher writing for EdSurge recognizes the flaws with personalized learning and its use of education tech, but he’s caught between two competing education trends.
Five Problems With Shifting to Competency Based Education
Former executive director for the Gates Foundation, Tom Vander Ark, wrote a piece for Forbes that plugged both competency-based education (CBE) and personalized learning. Shane Vander Hart points out five problems with what he suggests.
What High School Students Disliked About Switch to Common Core
54 college-bound, inner-city high school seniors in California were surveyed to determine how those students perceive their college readiness during Common Core’s implementation.