Comments on: Education Reform

By: John10e

John10e — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:14:41 +0000

Re the text: “After a period of weeks or months, the scientist would take a look at the data again to see if this intervention really worked before asking the superintendent to implement this solution across the district.”
You'll be happy to know that administrators and teachers across the country are implementing a scientific approach by gathering objective data on classroom behaviors of teachers and students, reflecting on the data and devising appropriate plans of action. After the intervention is implemented, the data collector returns to gather follow up data in an effort to determine the effectiveness of the efforts to improve the target behavior. The approach is called Data-Based Observation and is supported by the use of the eCOVE Classroom Observation Software. In the Data-Based Observation method teachers are treated as competent professionals and are fully engaged in the improvement of teaching and learning through objective frequency and duration data collection (not checklists or surveys), and reflection.

By: runasim

runasim — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:48:57 +0000

This is a great post.
The subject is too complex for a brief comment.

I think we are going through a period of experimentation, with different aprroaches being tried out. That's all to tje gppd/

The only firm convictions I have are that the solution can't be a one type fits all solution. and that mandates without funding can do as much harm as good.

I would also add that going to extremes is as much a danger in education as it is in politics. In NYC, for example, implementins strict policies on school closures also breaks the community bonds that inevitably build around the teacher-parent and parent to parent relationships that form. For many children that means going to back to square one in building trust.

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