Huge conferences are inherently dysfunctional
This is not unique to the American Educational Research Association, but I was part of three sessions or papers submitted to AERA, one of which was accepted (par for the course), and I agreed to serve as chair of another, on condition that I not have to stay in the conference city (NYC) for the […]
Probably not what Tallahassee or Beltway policy wonks intended
So some Florida teachers were fired because they were abusing students, letting a classroom get out of hand, not being prepared … but the state has forced the reinstatement of the teachers because the districts did not rely on test scores to make the personnel decisions. Can someone explain to me how this makes sense?
Notes on a college visit, day 2
My teenaged daughter and I visited a College of Potential Choice yesterday, and it was fascinating watching the process from another angle (as parent, not faculty member and not student). There were four families at the basic orientation, two from the college’s region and two from outside the region. One of the families left a […]
One more follow-up on Kennedy/Miller endorsement and NCLB politics
Just one more datum on speculation about the Kennedy and Miller endorsements of Obama mean for NCLB (little, I’ve said before). Let’s suppose for a moment that all this is true, and that the stars are lining up behind Obama from the Democratic Forces for NCLB. If you believe that and the bundling hypothesis about […]
Notes on a college visit (sort of), days 3-4
By Sherman Dorn on February 10, 2008
I’m lagging behind on the college visit notes, because we had to get up early for yesterday’s flight, and I’ve been too tired today to write until now. Friday, we did not tour a college but instead toured the area. I incurred the justifiable irritation of my daughter for not having planned where to go […]
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