tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post7642594794145670916..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Reading between the lines of lower test scoresAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-5925464766246436212013-01-09T06:51:17.221-07:002013-01-09T06:51:17.221-07:00Joe. thank you for another excellent post. The con...Joe. thank you for another excellent post. The concluding paragraph points out a dilemma that we face with the news media, politicians, and the general public. It is so much easier to distill a complex issue into a single issue with complications much like a novel. Test scores, the tip of the educational ice berg, are easy to point to and question unlike the underlying, complex, and dynamic conditions that may or may not lead to the problems. Without a conversation of great depth, which is not on the horizon, with our bureaucratic and political handlers the same will continue to happen.<br /><br />I agree with Phil McRae about the conditions that exist. I disagree with the premise that could be mistakenly drawn that these are new conditions. He has fallen into the same trap as the people who challenged him initially about the test scores. What about the 1 out 4 children in our province who has not finished school and is not included in those statistics? The classroom conditions have been in decline for some time and continue to decline. The 27% rate of withdrawal has been consistent and persistent for some time. Again, I point to the need for a real conversation that takes us beyond the polarity of positions and into the complexity of our classrooms and societal needs.Teacher as Transformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744755985245192616noreply@blogger.com