Yardstick's Padlet: p 11-37 by Debora Henry

Yardstick's Padlet: p 11-37 by Debora Henry https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo Made with whimsy en-us 2016-11-10 16:18:14 UTC 2016-11-16 17:15:59 UTC hello@padlet.com (BK,!) In regards to our shift in education Wood states, "such trends do not bode well for children. They do not educate the whole child, support well-rounded, or inspire children's excitement for learning, and they seem to add undue stress and anxiety for teachers. I approach this quote 2-faced. One of my educator sides believes in the shirt towards more rigorous curriculum. A little “stress” on a teacher can encourage them to think differently than perhaps they might otherwise. It seems logical that if we want to prove that kids are meeting higher standards, than we need an objective way of assessing it. (!) High-stakes testing….I don’t think so. I think multiple assessment formats that have comparable elements across grade-levels and districts could be valuable. deborahenrycrcs https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138166845 2016-11-16 17:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138166845 I do not think it is enough to rely on teacher intuition. I have used my intuition in many cases and been right but there have been instances when intuition has failed me! I can’t even say that I agree with the statement that, “standards-driven education isn’t good for any child.” Aren’t the National Board Teaching Credentials based on standards that we are aiming to achieve? In many cases, perhaps it’s not the standards that are unrealistic/unnatural but rather the means in which we deliver them. deborahenrycrcs https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138167376 2016-11-16 17:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138167376 I do however think that that there must be a sensible balance of standards-driven and developmentally driven teaching. (?) How do we address this in a society/district that is so adverse to grouping outside of age categories? “Research on retention has found that students who are retained for purely academic reasons do not benefit from this approach at all (p. 25).” How do we provide the extra time and the support beyond academics to help struggling students be successful? It sounds as though we have pin-pointed the problem but have not developed an appropriate response. Our lack of response is grossly due to budgeting and environmental factors that school has limited control of. deborahenrycrcs https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138167639 2016-11-16 17:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138167639 In a nutshell, it seems as though our approach is all (well a lot) wrong through Wood’s understanding of child development. Now what?! deborahenrycrcs https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138168066 2016-11-16 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/deborahenrycrcs/snfjnsc2v3eo/wish/138168066