tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post1774784730038839701..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: NCLB Slashes Social Studies or does itKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-86663768961450149752008-02-08T23:31:00.000-05:002008-02-08T23:31:00.000-05:00To me, it always comes down to this: how on earth ...To me, it always comes down to this: how on earth do you expect kids to learn history & science if they can't read or count to begin with? If it takes that much time & effort get kids to barely meet grade level reading & math, they weren't going to learn any science and social studies anyway.Independent Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559237565237736636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-64284927523813328302008-02-07T11:46:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:46:00.000-05:00I spent way too much time formulating my response ...I spent way too much time formulating my response to the EW vs. EWK flame war. I should have just waited and pointed to your post instead. Well done.<BR/><BR/>http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/02/07/wonk-vs-wonk/<BR/><BR/>Robert Pondiscio<BR/>rpondiscio@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-42540704895226957432008-02-07T07:48:00.000-05:002008-02-07T07:48:00.000-05:00Sadly even double hedged this seems overly optimis...<I>Sadly even double hedged this seems overly optimistic.</I><BR/><BR/>I know. I know.<BR/><BR/><I>This is the big question: what needs to change/happen to make successes in educational practice spread significantly?</I><BR/><BR/>Pretty much evertything.<BR/><BR/><I>On the social science question, clearly they have good controlled longitudinal studies on this right?</I><BR/><BR/>There are some longitudinal studies, but educators don't like the results. So that's why they are flaling about willy nilly treating to invent their own solutions.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-11329768721991353082008-02-07T03:55:00.000-05:002008-02-07T03:55:00.000-05:00"Hopefully, there will be some successes and those..."Hopefully, there will be some successes and those successes will hopefully be replicated."<BR/><BR/>Sadly even double hedged this seems overly optimistic.<BR/><BR/>This is the big question: what needs to change/happen to make successes in educational practice spread significantly?<BR/><BR/>On the social science question, clearly they have good controlled longitudinal studies on this right?Robert Sperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947778813690974327noreply@blogger.com