tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post697772228401112844..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Dorn Takes Umbrage IIKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-69300819190766147832008-02-08T18:31:00.000-05:002008-02-08T18:31:00.000-05:00You have to subscribe to News from adihome.org. A...You have to subscribe to News from adihome.org. Archives can be found <A HREF="http://adihome.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=77" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning on summarizing the article in the near future.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-7298611382398866662008-02-08T16:53:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:53:00.000-05:00where do we get a copy of fixing motivational prob...where do we get a copy of fixing motivational problems (di news)??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-67368780919161392702008-02-06T23:38:00.000-05:002008-02-06T23:38:00.000-05:00I appreciate the fainess issue, Sherman, but I do ...I appreciate the fainess issue, Sherman, but I do not think the heterogeneous grouping issue is a red herring. These low-performing students spend every day in school enduring punishing conditions which they must view as being extremely unfair. Being foreclosed from a middle-class life that higher education affords surely magnifies the consequences as much as a hundred dollar reward.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-68890637806641437962008-02-06T23:17:00.000-05:002008-02-06T23:17:00.000-05:00I never said that only this type of program was un...I never said that <EM>only</EM> this type of program was unfair, and I think you took some of my comments out of context:<BR/><BR/>"I suspect a program that doesn't pass the adolescent sniff test for fairness will alienate rather than motivate students, <B>with the consequences magnified because of the money stakes</B>" [emphasis added].<BR/><BR/>That's true whether the fairness issue is being frustrated/bored out of one's skull or distributing money for test scores. To that extent, the issue of heterogeneous groupings is a red herring.Sherman Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491045214079619658noreply@blogger.com