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- Category: Issues in Education (7)
- Value Added Modeling by: Jared Graham
March 14, 2011, 22:03
Value-added modeling as an evaluation tool is faulty at best, and at worst, a grossly inaccurate weapon used to bludgeon teachers.
- RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms by: editor
November 12, 2010, 09:38
Here's a presentation produced by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts asking us to think about the way we structure our schools and the education…
- Finland test scores in perspective (2 of 2) by: Jared Graham
August 12, 2010, 06:00
A two part article exploring Finland's high international test scores and how the United States and Finland school systems differ.
- Finland test scores in perspective (1 of 2) by: Jared Graham
August 11, 2010, 06:00
A two part article exploring Finland's high international test scores and how the United States and Finland school systems differ.
- "Common Core" School Standards Roll On Without Supporting Evidence by: editor
August 9, 2010, 06:00
tandards advocates argue that common standards are necessary for keeping the nation competitive in a global economy. But William Mathis points out that…
- No such thing as high school comparisons with TIMSS by: Jared Graham
August 5, 2010, 06:00
This article asks: ask that, rather than blindly accepting the numbers of TIMSS as an equal comparison, Americans look at the students who are generating the…
- The sky is falling! The sky is falling! by: Jared Graham
July 1, 2010, 01:21
Schools have to endure criticism from all walks of life, so much so that “public school” seems synonymous with failure. We need to stop holding schools…
- Value Added Modeling by: Jared Graham
- Category: Article Critique (23)
- Jay Greene's myths: Perhaps a pause, most likely the end by: Jared Graham
August 4, 2010, 19:51
An end to this critique. My reasons stopping and my final word on Greene's crusade.
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (3) by: Jared Graham
August 3, 2010, 06:00
Greene concludes his arguments against the effectiveness of certification, while ER summarizes the case against Greene
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (2) by: Jared Graham
August 2, 2010, 06:00
Greene continues his attempts to show that certification and continuing education for teachers does not affect learning. ER shows that there is much research…
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 30, 2010, 06:00
Green introduces his argument, claiming that there is no link between certification and student performance. ER promises to show this to be incorrect in the…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (5) by: Jared Graham
July 29, 2010, 06:00
Greene uses California's attempt to reduce class size as evidence that small class sizes are no better than large. He than discusses the current lack of…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (4) by: Jared Graham
July 28, 2010, 06:00
Greene claims Project STAR had a one-time modest affect and that there were errors in how it was executed. ER shows Greene's claims to be false, and that he is…
- Jay Geene's myths: The class size myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 27, 2010, 06:00
Greene gives a inaccurate description of Project STAR, a major research study on class size. ER gives a full description of Project STAR and the multiple…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 26, 2010, 06:00
Green goes on to say the argument for small class size is still a matter of debate because the research is shaky. ER claims Greene is misleading his readers,…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 23, 2010, 06:00
Greene begins his argument about class size, but, as shown by ER, damages his credibility immediately by stating a falsehood.
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (5) by: Jared Graham
July 22, 2010, 06:00
Greene continues his support of vouchers and school choice by siting his own research. ER provides some research items that contradict Greene's claims and show…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (4) by: Jared Graham
July 21, 2010, 06:00
Greene says vouchers and school choice have been shown to work. ER provides evidence that these reforms have failed to show they are better solutions to what…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (3) by: Jared Graham
July 20, 2010, 06:00
Greene says accountability systems such as high-stakes testing and retention are working. ER shows this not to be true, and provides evidence the Greene's…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (2) by: Jared Graham
July 19, 2010, 06:00
Greene discusses his "Teachability Index" to show some states do better than others teaching the poor. ER shows that Greene's research methods are not up to…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (1) by: Jared Graham
July 16, 2010, 06:00
Greene says educators do not want reform and that teachers feel nothing can be done about poverty so they don't try. ER shows that education reform is a…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (5) by: Jared Graham
July 15, 2010, 06:00
Greene claims teachers come from the dregs of academia, and that high performers don't choose to become teachers because putting in extra time wouldn't be…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (4) by: Jared Graham
July 14, 2010, 06:00
Greene says because public school teachers are hard to fire they are not motivated to do a good job. ER shows that there are evaluation processes that are in…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 13, 2010, 06:00
Greene attempts to show that teachers should be able to complete all job related tasks in the allotted time given them. ER shows that teachers do not get as…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 12, 2010, 06:00
Using faulty data, Greene attempts to calculate an hourly wage for teachers. ER shows why, even if the data were not in error, calculating an hourly wage is…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 9, 2010, 06:00
Using the average teacher salary and the number of days teachers are required to work, Greene attempts to show that teachers are overpaid for what they do. ER…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 8, 2010, 06:00
Greene argues that research shows there is no evidence that more money produces better results in the classroom. ER shows there is researched based opinions…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 7, 2010, 06:00
Greene argues that flat NAEP results show we are not getting returns for spending more money on education. ER shows the NAEP specifically, and standardized…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 6, 2010, 06:00
This weblog entry is part of a continuing paragraph by paragraph critique of Jay Greene's essay about myths in education. The introduction is here. …
- Jay Greene's myths: Introduction by: Jared Graham
July 5, 2010, 06:00
This is the beginning of a series of posts I wrote in response to an article written by Jay Green a few years ago. It's been off the internet for some…
- Jay Greene's myths: Perhaps a pause, most likely the end by: Jared Graham
- Category: Parody or Satire (1)
- The solution to high test scores by: Jared Graham
July 2, 2010, 06:00
A bit of satire seeking answers to the international test score envy problem.
- The solution to high test scores by: Jared Graham
- Category: Jay Greene's Myths (23)
Series in response to Jay Green’s Education Myths article.
- Jay Greene's myths: Perhaps a pause, most likely the end by: Jared Graham
August 4, 2010, 19:51
An end to this critique. My reasons stopping and my final word on Greene's crusade.
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (3) by: Jared Graham
August 3, 2010, 06:00
Greene concludes his arguments against the effectiveness of certification, while ER summarizes the case against Greene
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (2) by: Jared Graham
August 2, 2010, 06:00
Greene continues his attempts to show that certification and continuing education for teachers does not affect learning. ER shows that there is much research…
- Jay Greene's myths: The certification myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 30, 2010, 06:00
Green introduces his argument, claiming that there is no link between certification and student performance. ER promises to show this to be incorrect in the…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (5) by: Jared Graham
July 29, 2010, 06:00
Greene uses California's attempt to reduce class size as evidence that small class sizes are no better than large. He than discusses the current lack of…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (4) by: Jared Graham
July 28, 2010, 06:00
Greene claims Project STAR had a one-time modest affect and that there were errors in how it was executed. ER shows Greene's claims to be false, and that he is…
- Jay Geene's myths: The class size myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 27, 2010, 06:00
Greene gives a inaccurate description of Project STAR, a major research study on class size. ER gives a full description of Project STAR and the multiple…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 26, 2010, 06:00
Green goes on to say the argument for small class size is still a matter of debate because the research is shaky. ER claims Greene is misleading his readers,…
- Jay Greene's myths: The class size myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 23, 2010, 06:00
Greene begins his argument about class size, but, as shown by ER, damages his credibility immediately by stating a falsehood.
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (5) by: Jared Graham
July 22, 2010, 06:00
Greene continues his support of vouchers and school choice by siting his own research. ER provides some research items that contradict Greene's claims and show…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (4) by: Jared Graham
July 21, 2010, 06:00
Greene says vouchers and school choice have been shown to work. ER provides evidence that these reforms have failed to show they are better solutions to what…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (3) by: Jared Graham
July 20, 2010, 06:00
Greene says accountability systems such as high-stakes testing and retention are working. ER shows this not to be true, and provides evidence the Greene's…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (2) by: Jared Graham
July 19, 2010, 06:00
Greene discusses his "Teachability Index" to show some states do better than others teaching the poor. ER shows that Greene's research methods are not up to…
- Jay Greene's myths: The myth of insurmountable problems (1) by: Jared Graham
July 16, 2010, 06:00
Greene says educators do not want reform and that teachers feel nothing can be done about poverty so they don't try. ER shows that education reform is a…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (5) by: Jared Graham
July 15, 2010, 06:00
Greene claims teachers come from the dregs of academia, and that high performers don't choose to become teachers because putting in extra time wouldn't be…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (4) by: Jared Graham
July 14, 2010, 06:00
Greene says because public school teachers are hard to fire they are not motivated to do a good job. ER shows that there are evaluation processes that are in…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 13, 2010, 06:00
Greene attempts to show that teachers should be able to complete all job related tasks in the allotted time given them. ER shows that teachers do not get as…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 12, 2010, 06:00
Using faulty data, Greene attempts to calculate an hourly wage for teachers. ER shows why, even if the data were not in error, calculating an hourly wage is…
- Jay Greene's myths: The teacher pay myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 9, 2010, 06:00
Using the average teacher salary and the number of days teachers are required to work, Greene attempts to show that teachers are overpaid for what they do. ER…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (3) by: Jared Graham
July 8, 2010, 06:00
Greene argues that research shows there is no evidence that more money produces better results in the classroom. ER shows there is researched based opinions…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (2) by: Jared Graham
July 7, 2010, 06:00
Greene argues that flat NAEP results show we are not getting returns for spending more money on education. ER shows the NAEP specifically, and standardized…
- Jay Greene's myths: The money myth (1) by: Jared Graham
July 6, 2010, 06:00
This weblog entry is part of a continuing paragraph by paragraph critique of Jay Greene's essay about myths in education. The introduction is here. …
- Jay Greene's myths: Introduction by: Jared Graham
July 5, 2010, 06:00
This is the beginning of a series of posts I wrote in response to an article written by Jay Green a few years ago. It's been off the internet for some…
- Jay Greene's myths: Perhaps a pause, most likely the end by: Jared Graham
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