tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post8455150794220679636..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: nextDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-14515242149984723192010-09-27T05:41:46.062-05:002010-09-27T05:41:46.062-05:00Well, by that logic we should be closing down unde...Well, by that logic we should be closing down underperforming legislatures! Going one step further, around here school principals are being removed if the students don't do well enough.<br /><br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-61352346926490084352010-09-24T09:28:47.846-05:002010-09-24T09:28:47.846-05:00Mario, they are not just punishing teachers, (as i...Mario, they are not just punishing teachers, (as if working under some school circumstances is not punishment enough) they are using testing data to close underperforming schools, and completely replace staff. Diane Ravitch noted that following the same logic we should shut down underperforming fire departments and police stations.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-7838846122188780982010-09-24T09:02:19.331-05:002010-09-24T09:02:19.331-05:00It strikes me that observing the wind and observin...It strikes me that observing the wind and observing children may not be all that different. The effects of learning on children and the effects on a sail of the wind are things we have all observed. Quantifying is the hard part.<br /> The sad thing about the current obsession with testing is how it is all too often seen as a way to punish teachers.<br /><br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com