Archive for March 22nd, 2006

Ornstein response

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Greetings,
I like how Ornstein leaves the philosophical question implied in her work open-ended.  The entire time I was reading this work, I was asking myself, ‘How does this philosophy or theory apply to me?’ and ‘Do I fall into this category?’  By the end of the two sections, philosophy and theory, I was growing slightly [...]

Fla. To link Teacher Pay to Students’ Test Scores

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Greetings,
This article, entitled “Fla. To link Teacher Pay to Students’ Test Scores,” initially had me skeptical, but by the end of the three page article, it almost has me convinced.
Essentially, the plan is to introduce a new test, which will be assessed and then compared to the student’s past performance on the test.  From the [...]