tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post5766967096014907463..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Educaton Vs. StatisticsPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-4593974970762275152009-09-09T05:50:00.813-04:002009-09-09T05:50:00.813-04:00learning is paramount.
but if there is no way to...learning is paramount. <br /><br />but if there is no way to measure learning, how does one know whether anyone is learning?<br /><br />the worst teachers will say that their kids are learning... the question is what are they learning?<br /><br />are they learning the maximum amount etc. <br /><br />I'm sorry, I guess like every other industry, if you don't measure effectiveness, then people may become complacent and ineffective. I don't think any educator would ever argue that it is not about learning and that it is about the stats. But I hear what you are saying. <br /><br />However, as long as you strive for 100% and not strive for barely passing, that is someone everyone can live with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-12178930323316857072009-09-08T19:57:14.427-04:002009-09-08T19:57:14.427-04:00No one is saying that we don't want 100% to pa...No one is saying that we don't want 100% to pass, but sometimes learning is more important than the statistics.<br /><br />I made a decision last year to keep my entire geometry class intact, not remove the kids that were failing. I got many of those kids to pass, but not all. Now, those kids are on their way to an advanced diploma. If I only cared about stats, my stats would have been better but the kids would have gotten lost along the way.<br /><br />I also keep my AP class intact, regardless of how I think they will do on the AP exam. Is the exam important? Somewhat, but not as important as teaching these kids math.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-11035978458140856012009-09-08T19:27:37.856-04:002009-09-08T19:27:37.856-04:00the students care if you go into the class trying ...the students care if you go into the class trying to get 100% of them to pass. <br /><br />was there a time in education where that wasn't the rule?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-91402028704510535952009-09-08T18:45:23.562-04:002009-09-08T18:45:23.562-04:00i know that photo...construction signs in switzerl...i know that photo...construction signs in switzerland! interpreted loosely as "large piles on the right, small ones on the left". <br /><br />and yes, stats, quiet classrooms, empty hallways, and teaching, not necessarily learning (which are not one in the same) are the things that are important.appplehttp://apppleaday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com