tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post6001396721368533022..comments2024-03-02T15:23:18.091-05:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: More Visual AidsKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-15560567104328140222008-12-25T09:00:00.000-05:002008-12-25T09:00:00.000-05:00The best scenario combines higher funding AND an e...The best scenario combines higher funding AND an excellent instructional system.<BR/><BR/>Why not just "The best scenario is an excellent instructional system."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-8166258963156227562008-08-07T16:32:00.000-04:002008-08-07T16:32:00.000-04:00Well, Ken, if expenditures have little to do with ...Well, Ken, if expenditures have little to do with student performance, you need to address the next question: What organizational variables <B>DO</B> they correlate with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-73875692314904829272008-08-04T11:12:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:12:00.000-04:00I think it is important for you to clarify that th...<I>I think it is important for you to clarify that the high performing schools with low funding perform well on a RELATIVE basis.<BR/>They do not perform well on an absolute basis.</I><BR/><BR/>What absolute basis are you using?<BR/><BR/>How do you measure education performance on anything other than a relative basis? The only yardstick we have is what humans have, at some point in time and space, learnt. The more data we accumulate the more we can tell about what is possible with good quality teaching, but I can't see how we could ever get to a stage where we know, absolutely, the limits of what can be achieved. <BR/><BR/><I>The best scenario combines higher funding AND an excellent instructional system.</I><BR/><BR/>Why not just "The best scenario is an excellent instructional system."<BR/><BR/>Why spend more money if it doesn't lead to any improvement?Tracy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999246551652981965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-88457691932731007412008-08-04T08:05:00.000-04:002008-08-04T08:05:00.000-04:00Anon, I don't see how this data leads to the concl...Anon, I don't see how this data leads to the conclusion that higher funding is needed to improve student outcomes.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-80753249006870797422008-08-04T05:52:00.000-04:002008-08-04T05:52:00.000-04:00KD -I think it is important for you to clarify tha...KD -<BR/><BR/>I think it is important for you to clarify that the high performing schools with low funding perform well on a RELATIVE basis.<BR/><BR/>They do not perform well on an absolute basis.<BR/><BR/>The best scenario combines higher funding AND an excellent instructional system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com