This post came through my blog feeds this morning. I think it is interesting, even if part of the conversation turned to TFA. TFA isn't scalable, nor are the charter school outfits. Additionally, it is debatable what the statistics actually reflect- charter school success? skimming high achievers? or what?
What I always wonder is why the public conversation rarely (if ever) turns to what good pedagogy is, and what exemplifies it. High test scores, which are often tied to merit pay, seem to assume good pedagogy but is that true? Additionally, why is it that we give a single test (used for achievement- not formative assessments in this case) where other professions look at a broader spectrum of results? Oy vey.
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