tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2417920965356196995..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: What Is A Day Of Learning, Anyway?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-115452706107476692019-12-21T14:46:13.108-05:002019-12-21T14:46:13.108-05:00You are over-working it.
We use lots of measures ...You are over-working it.<br /><br />We use lots of measures of things that aren't exactly equal, but even out in the long run. Not every home run or touchdown is equal -- some are game winning and some aren't. Some are in miserable weather, and some aren't etc. But that doesn't make the measure worthless. <br /><br />If my boss asks me how long it will take to do a job, I can't answer "but every day is not the same" because he will think I'm an idiot. I tell him "about five days" and he knows how long it will take (and because he's not an idiot, he knows it's not exactly five every time).<br /><br />"Days of Learning" works for me. Grade increases don't, because they will differ according to starting point. <br /><br />If we want to improve our teaching, how are we *meant* to measure which way works best? Personal evaluation sure doesn't -- I've known teachers swear by methods that were total rubbish. <br /><br />Other fields have issues with measurement -- medicine, since not everyone is the same. Yet they work around those issues, and they make progress. <br /><br />Refusing to measure just makes someone look like they're not interested in any reform at all. Which makes sense only if your current system is perfect. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049701479076034749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-6440157593824860252019-12-17T18:05:07.597-05:002019-12-17T18:05:07.597-05:00There is a hunger from teachers using social media...There is a hunger from teachers using social media to find research which does tell them what to do...@TeacherToolkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925580248206471143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-59682787023712098632019-12-16T23:30:05.266-05:002019-12-16T23:30:05.266-05:00"Educational research" is an oxymoron......"Educational research" is an oxymoron...fizzicks numbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913370100937432939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-1475161742070078352019-12-16T13:08:05.369-05:002019-12-16T13:08:05.369-05:00How about focusing on a real issue: chronic absent...How about focusing on a real issue: chronic absenteeism (de-facto truancy). In so-called "failing schools" it is not uncommon for students to miss 20 to 30 to 40+ days of school. At the secondary level, missing one day of school is academically debilitating for marginal students. They have missed instruction, and missed work which often relies on the missed instruction is piled on top of current work. Missing 5 to 10+ days in a marking period is insurmountable. Missing time also produces frustration that often leads to behavior issues. Now their suspended. More time out of class. There are hundreds of thousands of students who fit this description yet these no-thing edu-meddlers want to waste time with bogus algorithms.NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.com