Growth models
… One of my concerns with the increasingly complex world of statistical models of growth is their amazingly disconnect from fields that should be natural allies. We have great statistical packages that are incredibly complex, but some days they seem more like solutions in search of problems than a logical outgrowth of the need to model growth and development in children. …
Dropouts and the military
Jim Horn at Schools Matter (not Jim Horne, the former Commissioner of Ed in Florida) recently noted the existence of a sub-GED army enlistment program, suggesting that there’s a reciprocity between higher graduation standards (esp. graduation tests) and needing cannon fodder for Iraq. While he does note an online article boosting the GED Plus enlistment […]