Submitted by M Schroeder (not verified) on September 14, 2007 - 09:19.
It would be very difficult to establish from student test scores who is a good teacher. NCLB has proven this over the last five years. How can powers that be say that this can happen when they don't even agree on and now want to change the model for evaluating students? How about getting something right before throwing another monkey wrench into the works? Find out if the new "growth model" form of evaluation of students has merit before trying to apply the failed system created in original NCLB to another population.
For Rep. Miller to get angry with teachers union reps who are trying to understand and influence the process of instituting reform of bad law is understandable. What union Pres. Reg Weaver doesn't understand is the political process ,whereby politicians need to appear to be leading by passing laws, any law, quickly, before lobbyists and narrow constituencies get ramped up to attach and change. We reap the whirlwind of unintended consequences, eg Iraq fiasco.
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Submitted by M Schroeder (not verified) on September 14, 2007 - 09:19.
It would be very difficult to establish from student test scores who is a good teacher. NCLB has proven this over the last five years. How can powers that be say that this can happen when they don't even agree on and now want to change the model for evaluating students? How about getting something right before throwing another monkey wrench into the works? Find out if the new "growth model" form of evaluation of students has merit before trying to apply the failed system created in original NCLB to another population.
For Rep. Miller to get angry with teachers union reps who are trying to understand and influence the process of instituting reform of bad law is understandable. What union Pres. Reg Weaver doesn't understand is the political process ,whereby politicians need to appear to be leading by passing laws, any law, quickly, before lobbyists and narrow constituencies get ramped up to attach and change. We reap the whirlwind of unintended consequences, eg Iraq fiasco.