Monthly Archives: October 2012
This morning’s Deseret News ran a very interesting article, with the headline, “A better way to grade teachers: Grading on how teachers promote student learning rather than test scores.” Actually, the headline is a little misleading, since test scores ARE … Continue reading
Several blog readers have responded grumpily to my posts suggesting that states might be better off investing incremental education dollars in raising teacher salaries rather than hiring more teachers. Fair enough. But one point many of us have agreed on … Continue reading
I seem to have touched a raw nerve with my posts about (government-approved) lower educational standards for minority kids. Is it possible that the common core standards will similarly lower the bar, this time for math performance? Common core critics … Continue reading
I’m re-posting a comment from charter school director Carolyn Sharette here, in hopes that her stinging words will reach more readers . . . and touch more consciences. She’s responding to my blog reports that the great majority of states, … Continue reading
Just a quick post to share an op-ed from yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Two educational researchers attempt to “bust” five “myths about education.” What I like is that the list should give some pause to almost everyone. I recommend that you … Continue reading
I haven’t posted on homeschooling for awhile, although regular readers will know that I homeschooled my own children for six years (middle school, more or less.) But I wanted to share a recent article on homeschooling that explores and explodes … Continue reading
In an earlier post I talked about the political firestorm that erupted when newspapers broke the story that the Obama administration had approved a No Child Left Behind waiver for Virginia set that set different, and lower, standards for minority … Continue reading
First, let me acknowledge that I stole this title from Elizabeth Price Foley. It was her post on Instapundit that alerted me to an article from the European edition of the Wall Street Journal highlighting the Socialist government’s latest education … Continue reading
Even as I’ve argued for more stringent teacher evaluations, I’ve grown increasingly alarmed by the highly rigid, paperwork-laden systems that some state legislatures and state education offices seem eager to impose. Today’s New York Times includes a very persuasive op-ed … Continue reading
My guess is that many of you will already have seen today’s Wall Street Journal op-ed, “The Imaginary Teacher Shortage.” The author, University of Arkansas education professor Jay Greene, argues that President Obama and Governor Romney were too quick to … Continue reading