https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb Diane Ravitch en-us 2017-12-01 02:29:35 UTC 2017-12-10 22:37:17 UTC hello@padlet.com amfleckenste https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/213944911 My main takeaway is that I wish Diane Ravitch would stop talking about No Child Left Behind. She seems to be very negative all the times towards education changes. It reminds of the wicked problems we talked about today in her statement "What has 17 years of high-stakes testing produced?" Because we discussed the characteristics of wicked problems where you never know when the lasting affects end, you don't know where the solution has finished its job, and you can't go back in time and undo the damage that has been done. 17 years worth of students in the education system are going to be put into the real world with this background of standardized tests, so where that leads the countries future, time will tell. ]]> 2017-12-06 23:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/213944911 slwebb2017 https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214677203 My main takeaway is that people who have never worked in education have no business creating laws that greatly affect every student in America. High stakes testing is a ridculous concept. There is a difference between testing to see if a child has improved or is meeting the standards set for each grade level and testing to give a school funding. The article mentioned cheating scandals, which I doubt would happen if the tests were not the reason for a school's funding. It is dumb when a school gets more funding for higher test scores because chances are they got those higher test scores because they had enough money to supply their students with the resources they needed in the first place. ]]> 2017-12-09 02:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214677203 whitelog0316 https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214861580 I believe that rules and regulations inside of the educational world cannot be created via business men or women. When reading Elliot Eisner, he is credited with a quote; "distance breeds generalization." How can we find creativity and create environments for all children to learn and to prosper when we have such generalized (and possibly unethical) approaches to the education system?]]> 2017-12-10 22:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214861580 mdsantin https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214863940 After reading this blog post from Diane Ravitch, I am convinced that people must be qualified in order to work in the government and make decisions regarding education. In reality, most of those currently making these decisions do not have a background in education. This article also mentions the harm of high-stakes tests; these tests can be overwhelmingly stressful for both teachers and students. Teachers are not legally allowed to "teach to the test," but students are expected to pass these tests, and results can affect the funding of a schools. How much money that is currently going into testing is also problematic, as this money should be going to teaching students instead. ]]> 2017-12-10 22:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ljmarsh/h1hrk03xiubb/wish/214863940