tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post223628623367959507..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Doublespeak Studies: "Student Achievement"Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-38112892237893718872015-02-27T06:36:16.598-05:002015-02-27T06:36:16.598-05:00Same is true when ever someone says that teachers ...Same is true when ever someone says that teachers (unions) are against reform. We change what we do by the hour to teach our students. We are always on the search for a better way to teach. We are opposed to doing the same job for less money. Guess which reform they mean.MrChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834292039619837268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-45824569514411397482015-02-25T20:25:14.095-05:002015-02-25T20:25:14.095-05:00Excellent post... Any discussion or debate with s...Excellent post... Any discussion or debate with self-proclaimed reformers should begin by explicitly defining what they mean by "student achievement" and by explicitly defining one of their other favorite doublespeak phrases "defenders of the status quo"--which they use to belittle opponents of their plans to intensify the already entrenched (status quo!?) fixation on standardized test scores as the only measure of "student achievement" and whether schools are "failing." rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695065804271186643noreply@blogger.com