tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8186838593044852945..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Are High Standards Leading To Better Outcomes?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-39632484794711489212016-11-04T05:05:53.874-04:002016-11-04T05:05:53.874-04:00I call it learned helplessness. I have 10th grade ...I call it learned helplessness. I have 10th grade Algebra 2 students who cannot graph a line from an equation. They don't know what to do. They passed the Algebra 1 assessment, so I guess what they know how to do is match graphs that were provided to them to the test equation. But wait, these days, in Florida, getting only 28% of the test questions correct is a passing score. So passing the test doesn't mean students have really learned anything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-24387103523166159462016-11-03T20:42:06.492-04:002016-11-03T20:42:06.492-04:00The next wave of “higher” standards is knocking at...The next wave of “higher” standards is knocking at our science room doors: NGSS!<br />Another “implementation” disaster in the making as these close cousins to Common Core standards stress vague skill sets over knowledge. The infusion of engineering into the sciences is laying the trap for personalized learning. Kids will gain nothing from this. Just another plan cooked up by profiteers that have zero understanding of classroom dynamics and the importance of relationships. I got a whiff of this at a recent state MS conference. I met a rep for a company pushing STEM software. She surprised me when she told me that the program was FREE to any school interested. When I asked her how that was possible she told me that it was underwritten by the NFL. What a tangled web they weave . . . <br /><br /><br />NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584135103498426410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-51099301406387282332016-11-03T20:17:20.796-04:002016-11-03T20:17:20.796-04:00This is what happens when teaching has no meaning ...This is what happens when teaching has no meaning to kids beyond BS test scores. Vacant, lifeless, deer in the headlihgts generation. Heck of a job Arne!NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584135103498426410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-39309254747145931652016-11-03T19:40:33.704-04:002016-11-03T19:40:33.704-04:00Better outcomes for Gates, Broad, Koch brothers, t...Better outcomes for Gates, Broad, Koch brothers, the Waltons, et. al. <br /><br />Eric<br />What you are seeing is the tip of the iceberg. The full scope of the NCLB/RTTT disaster is just starting to unfold.NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584135103498426410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-26355100956514920032016-11-03T10:24:33.079-04:002016-11-03T10:24:33.079-04:00My 5th grade student's math skills are weaker ...My 5th grade student's math skills are weaker than my 10th grade student's. And my 5th grader hates school, it is hard and dull. Thanks CA Common Core.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237123294798056040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-22298805016197161962016-11-03T06:16:03.091-04:002016-11-03T06:16:03.091-04:00I teach at a community college. My students are n...I teach at a community college. My students are not better prepared than students from ten years ago. In fact, my students from ten years ago seemed to be better readers. I know that my older students who went to school decades ago are much better readers. Basically, my students don't read books anymore. They can barely manage to understand how two paragraphs fit together. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228908566250306699noreply@blogger.com