tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post8348511437148230559..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: conceal vs revealAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-30727612710487744952010-03-22T15:16:05.445-06:002010-03-22T15:16:05.445-06:00"Not everything that can be counted counts, a..."Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Einstein.<br /><br />Yong Zhao talks about this a lot in his book, "Catching Up or Leading the Way". A big reason why many are pushing for higher accountability with high-stakes testing is that America lags behind in international, standardized tests. The problem is, these numbers don't mean anything. The U.S. still has a monopoly on innovation: http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=99 <br /><br />For more great ammo against those obsessed with the wrong numbers, I suggest this presentation by Yong Zhao: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjKQeMhHiZ8Chris Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492929902577364929noreply@blogger.com