Two Texas Chicks who Love Technology and the Digital Lifestyle
28
Jan
Wow… there’s a LOT there. I can’t even begin to go over it all. So I’m just going to point you there… Read Dan Meyer’s blog entry in defense of NCLB. Read it with an open mind and realize that Dan is a teacher. A nearly brand-spankin’ new teacher. And he makes some very valid [...]
26
Jan
Was reading Assorted Stuff today. Tim Stahmer was quoting an interview (it’s becoming habit of mine to response to someone who is responding to someone who is responding…) of Alvin Toffler (who wrote Future Shock) who suggests we replace the public school system – not reform it. Now that would be an undertaking. Toffler suggests [...]
18
Jan
This has all gotten me to thinking, that’s for sure. David Jakes responded to Wes Fryer’s response to Helen’s post on assessment. Lost yet? Okay, it doesn’t matter the round about way to get to here. Basically, Helen said we might be spending too much time with assessments and David Jakes said we don’t spend [...]
17
Jan
We certainly could have legislative policies, however, which encourage teachers to ENGAGE students rather than test them to death, and provide more TIME for teachers to craft the sorts of differentiated and creative lessons that students are likely to find fun as well as educational. Perhaps we could assess schools based on a happiness and [...]
Tags: assessment, education, schoolreform, wfryer
16
Jan
Episode 16 is up now. Helen and I are so dedicated, we were shivering in my van in below freezing temperatures to bring you this podcast! Really! Check on the podcast episode notes! We’re also in the process of updating the forums. We had so many problems with spam that we’re trying out a different [...]
