tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5882962278738652038..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: What Reformy Thing Most Needs To Die?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-51031695599109825292014-06-10T11:05:40.690-04:002014-06-10T11:05:40.690-04:00I think if you don't have a kid in school righ...I think if you don't have a kid in school right now, it is easier to go with the tests, because in the long run, they are a key to control and data as Peter says. However, I have a child in fourth grade, doing 2 1/2 hours of homework each night and being totally turned off to school by CCSS. It's worse than that, CCSS has unnecessarily screwed up elementary school math so badly that most of his class can't divide, too much time on those area models, etc., although hey, they can write a good equation they can't solve. No worry there I suppose, they can rely on their calculating devices. The school year has been horrible. I can have my child refuse the test, and did, and thereby deny them data, but they are literally ruining my child's education as I watch. How do I get that back? And I will just add here, this is why I am furious at endorsing unions and every other CCSS backer who didn't demand that CCSS be better, and not be dumped on our kids mid-stream. How could I feel differently--they have decided tough rocks for my child, just another casualty in the great cause that is CCSS. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035821692916431156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-41269890751344692832014-06-10T11:05:11.868-04:002014-06-10T11:05:11.868-04:00The thing that most needs to die is neoliberalism,...The thing that most needs to die is neoliberalism, the insane ideology that underlies ALL attempts to destroy the public sector for private gain. This goes way, way, way beyond education..<br /><br />Not mentioning the obvious that needs to die is not addressing the issue.<br /><br />Without the neoliberal ideology, there would be NO "reform" movement in the first place.OTE adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259422705314063194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-70742155771604397772014-06-10T10:26:34.244-04:002014-06-10T10:26:34.244-04:00Ed tech in the classroom! Of all the things here,...Ed tech in the classroom! Of all the things here, the whole "disruption of the learning process" BS that the ed tech folks want to force down our throats is the one that endangers our profession the most. Everyone should read Terry Moe's article from the Hoover Inst. to see the dystopian future he and others want to create: http://www.hoover.org/publications/defining-ideas/article/176631Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667809852479636267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-88766057184704457182014-06-10T09:51:16.621-04:002014-06-10T09:51:16.621-04:00To me, the root that feeds the reform monster is t...To me, the root that feeds the reform monster is the premise that learning standards are an appropriate foundation for the entire reform movement. Not Common Core Standards, but standards. The very use of the term in reference to student learning boggles the mind of anyone who knows a whit about student learning, brain growth and development, or even had a conversation with two or more children. There is no "standard" kid, folks. Any attempt to press them all into a mould, any mould, is doomed to distort some and to leave gaping holes of unfilled potential in others. Standards are for inputs like resources, class sizes, safe environments, and qualified teachers but never for student learning.Bob Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367882126108011562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-86526073260093616252014-06-10T09:30:41.061-04:002014-06-10T09:30:41.061-04:00Does this include using a guillotine on the people...Does this include using a guillotine on the people behind each of these elements in the fake education reform movement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-21140704184293312762014-06-10T09:24:14.704-04:002014-06-10T09:24:14.704-04:00YES. The test. Parents are huge allies. We can he...YES. The test. Parents are huge allies. We can help them understand the wisdom and necessity of OPT OUT. That they can REFUSE to participate. Linda Myrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334806669973162392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-10656194260604811122014-06-10T08:34:32.076-04:002014-06-10T08:34:32.076-04:00Agreed, it's The Big High Stakes Test. Why? ...Agreed, it's The Big High Stakes Test. Why? Because the BHST puts the goal of passing the test above the goal of studious engagement with the material. And engaging kids is what schools are meant to do. The BHST kills passion for learning instead of fostering it. It therefore does to our children the exact opposite of what we send them to school for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338397521897133524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-43025191702316786512014-05-29T16:12:55.593-04:002014-05-29T16:12:55.593-04:00Put the high-stakes tests at the top of the list. ...Put the high-stakes tests at the top of the list. They are bad for the students and, as you noted, they are needed to drive so many of the other reform elements that you are criticizing. My two children are about to endure a week of testing in North Carolina, and they have been prepping for them for several weeks now. It's all a waste of time. My children will pass easily but learn nothing in the process. How sad. Spirit Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461142603699092285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-64538192715195143502014-05-29T06:37:56.433-04:002014-05-29T06:37:56.433-04:00VAM must die! If teachers can't rally around T...VAM must die! If teachers can't rally around THAT idea, we're a sad bunch.hypnohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880243670844578997noreply@blogger.com