tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post2898292685653099302..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Another data pointKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-82005527908277819032007-01-09T07:22:00.000-05:002007-01-09T07:22:00.000-05:00Since measuring educational efficacy, theoreticall...<i>Since measuring educational efficacy, theoretically the purpose for the existence of the public education system, wasn't much of a consideration until the advent of NCLB did it make more sense to hire teachers or non-teachers? Education wasn't being measured, ergo it wasn't that important, so why hire people whose primary perhaps only duty, is education?</i><br /><br />But now that testing is far more important, bureaucracies to deal with testing are more likely to grow. It still makes more sense to hire bureaucrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-74770224632842825472007-01-08T13:28:00.000-05:002007-01-08T13:28:00.000-05:00Allen, it depends on the size of the school distri...Allen, it depends on the size of the school district. I live in a town of 4500, with a school district comprising three schools (elementary, middle, and secondary)and a total of 1000 students. There are trade-offs, but the principals could be principal teachers (FWIW, the elementary school is at 97% and 100% compliance in reading and math according to the Dept of Ed).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-73912311414793496512007-01-07T18:39:00.000-05:002007-01-07T18:39:00.000-05:00"Principal" is short for "principal teacher." It's..."Principal" is short for "principal teacher." It's time we got back to that model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-77137880681821969322007-01-07T15:40:00.000-05:002007-01-07T15:40:00.000-05:00That response to NCLB -- if that's what it is -- m...That response to NCLB -- if that's what it is -- must be the exception. Usually, educationists have a great capacity to turn every good idea and intention into an absurdity.<br /><br />Here in <a href="http://instructivist.blogspot.com/2007/01/perversity-in-chicago.html">Chicago,</a> for example, educationists with policy-making power had the bright idea to force the worst fuzzy crap programs on schools identified as failing under NCLB. That's sure gonna help to meet the AYP requirement.Instructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.com