tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8134580397793432122..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: God Bless VermontPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-42340955772936404882015-11-11T13:51:42.861-05:002015-11-11T13:51:42.861-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460110630084320034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-90841010291494485442015-11-11T10:06:18.373-05:002015-11-11T10:06:18.373-05:00Allison, This is discouraging information to take ...Allison, This is discouraging information to take in, even for a cynic like me. I like Bernie and have since he was only my major, long before he was my senator, but he doesn't get education(teaching, schooling,assessment) any more than the rest of them.@msdayvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440000043147961598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-6002027518533540832015-11-11T07:56:40.270-05:002015-11-11T07:56:40.270-05:00Please don't be naive. ALEC and hundreds of K-...Please don't be naive. ALEC and hundreds of K-12 online education companies are co-opting the concepts of competency or proficiency-based education. It will look like a refreshing alternative, but once in place it'll turn into Rocketship Academy for everyone. If you aren't familiar with the players, please spend some time on Emily's blog posts starting from last spring: http://emilytalmage.com. These posts from Morna McDermott of UOO are also very good: http://educationalchemy.com/2015/10/17/competency-based-learning-online-education-and-lamar-alexanders-esea-revisions/ http://educationalchemy.com/2015/10/25/reading-between-the-lines-obamas-testing-action-plan/ http://educationalchemy.com/2015/10/30/common-core-and-corporate-colonization-the-big-picture/<br /><br />Look at what happened this week with "TeachStrong." It's going to get worse before it gets better. There is too much money and power at stake.<br /><br />The fact that Vermont is doing this makes me question Sanders, too. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460110630084320034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-2194758402788488462015-11-10T17:11:39.991-05:002015-11-10T17:11:39.991-05:00The thing is, we were doing proficiency-based lear...The thing is, we were doing proficiency-based learning years and years ago in foreign language. It's nothing new. I'm a believer in taking the best part of all ideas and methods and combining them, depending on your subject and students.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-10195871631489289042015-11-10T17:08:25.485-05:002015-11-10T17:08:25.485-05:00Hmmm. The part about what they do in humanities cl...Hmmm. The part about what they do in humanities class makes sense to me, though a link by a commentator to SBL, not so much. I'm not big on one method being better for all classes and all students. In the humanities class at least they weren't on a computer program, which is what I thought CBE was.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-15303017022527135042015-11-10T15:48:30.830-05:002015-11-10T15:48:30.830-05:00They are laying the groundwork for CBE. This is ri...They are laying the groundwork for CBE. This is right in line with the Obama, "I've had a change of heart about those darn standardized tests," media blitz. http://www.wcax.com/story/25300307/vt-moves-toward-proficiency-based-learningAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460110630084320034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-66053177640125977292015-11-10T11:51:17.098-05:002015-11-10T11:51:17.098-05:00I think maybe they mean that the sort of thing the...I think maybe they mean that the sort of thing they say in the letter will be incorporated in the scores next year. If you read the whole letter, it's pretty clear they're only giving the test because the Feds are making them; it's not something they believe in.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-36683586398993196522015-11-10T10:23:30.355-05:002015-11-10T10:23:30.355-05:00I don't know what to think of that letter? It...I don't know what to think of that letter? It seems strange to me. Tell the parents that the scores don't mean anything, but then say that they're working to change the wording of the results for next year? In some ways it sounds really great that they are stepping up and supporting children, teachers and education, but if you don't get rid of the monster and keep feeding it, it just gets bigger and harder to control later. edblisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792046029260177146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-38228786791477653052015-11-09T19:47:20.465-05:002015-11-09T19:47:20.465-05:00Vermont, the great state Bernie Sanders represents...Vermont, the great state Bernie Sanders represents.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.com