tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post3606944627210266908..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: The Student Body as Transportation DevicesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-87006635786501090122010-11-15T21:09:15.152-07:002010-11-15T21:09:15.152-07:00John, I get accused of lowering the bar all the ti...John, I get accused of lowering the bar all the time by people who have never been in my classroom. They simply hear that I don't believe in traditional tests, grades and homework so they assume I'm a joke. While their assumptions mostly make an ass out of themselves, it does affect me in ways I don't appreciate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-74145831121187542962010-11-15T17:38:11.976-07:002010-11-15T17:38:11.976-07:00Alan, you speak of a very contentious issue. How t...Alan, you speak of a very contentious issue. How the heck to do teachers report on the richness and messiness of real learning without wanting to kill themselves?<br /><br />Let me know when you figure this one out. I'm tackling it right now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-91339266458372967072010-11-15T15:39:58.131-07:002010-11-15T15:39:58.131-07:00I think it is inevitable that reporting will eithe...I think it is inevitable that reporting will either be incomplete or trivialize learning. Reporting the full breadth of months of learning calls for some form of generalization and that diminishes meaning and significance.I can accept that with no qualms. It is hard to fight the search for verity and quantification.Alan Stangehttp://www.alan-stange.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-72790316357897068312010-11-15T06:13:45.193-07:002010-11-15T06:13:45.193-07:00Hey Joe,
Speaking of transportation devices, I w...Hey Joe, <br /><br />Speaking of transportation devices, I wrote a satirical post about standardized tests and the driver's test that we have to pass. <br /><br />I still think it's insane that when asked how to assess knowledge, very few people ever suggest we watch students construct it and then watch them use it with complex problems. <br /><br />I get tired of being accused of "low standards" or "watering down" assessment when in fact authentic assessment has more genuine accountability and higher standards than kill-and-drill tests.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.com