De-Emphasize Grades? These Californians Deserve a D
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-30/california-school-reform-de-emphasizing-grades-can-be-counterproductive
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-30/california-school-reform-de-emphasizing-grades-can-be-counterproductive
Should we ease grading and homework rules? Dangers lurk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/28/school-grading-homework-changes/
The Demoralization of the American Teacher
https://quillette.com/2021/11/03/the-demoralization-of-the-american-teacher/
The two primary metrics used to evaluate teachers are how frequently they use technology and how high their passing rates are. Sure, there are an ever-changing array of buzzwords used to describe ideal teaching practices—staying in the “power zone,” differentiating instruction, calibrating assessments—but these are mostly a distraction. You can fill tests with as many level-two, three, and four questions as you want, but that doesn’t matter when your study guide gives the answers and your grading policy hides the high number of test failures. Schools may want higher level learning, but they want low failure rates and immaculate graduation rates more.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/28/school-grading-homework-changes/
https://quillette.com/2021/11/03/the-demoralization-of-the-american-teacher/
The two primary metrics used to evaluate teachers are how frequently they use technology and how high their passing rates are. Sure, there are an ever-changing array of buzzwords used to describe ideal teaching practices—staying in the “power zone,” differentiating instruction, calibrating assessments—but these are mostly a distraction. You can fill tests with as many level-two, three, and four questions as you want, but that doesn’t matter when your study guide gives the answers and your grading policy hides the high number of test failures. Schools may want higher level learning, but they want low failure rates and immaculate graduation rates more.
While Politics Consume School Board Meetings, a Very Different Crisis Festers
Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Backing Charter Schools
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloomberg-why-im-backing-charter-schools-covid-19-learning-loss-teachers-union-11638371324
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloomberg-why-im-backing-charter-schools-covid-19-learning-loss-teachers-union-11638371324