http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-126492 Career Blog » Blog Archive » News and Notes - Feb. 22, 2009 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:14:26 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-126492 [...] The Gotham Schools blog, a prolific blog largely about education in New York City,  reported on a research study that showed that rating a school with a D or F (all schools in NYC are now given such a mark, based largely on test scores) was correlated with fewer projects and essays after the rating was assigned and a greater emphasis on direct instruction.  The scary thing, as Gotham Schools reports, is that the authors of the study support this change. [...] [...] The Gotham Schools blog, a prolific blog largely about education in New York City,  reported on a research study that showed that rating a school with a D or F (all schools in NYC are now given such a mark, based largely on test scores) was correlated with fewer projects and essays after the rating was assigned and a greater emphasis on direct instruction.  The scary thing, as Gotham Schools reports, is that the authors of the study support this change. [...]

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-43747 Democratic Education Blog » News and Notes - Feb. 22, 2009 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:28:53 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-43747 [...] The Gotham Schools blog, a prolific blog largely about education in New York City,  reported on a research study that showed that rating a school with a D or F (all schools in NYC are now given such a mark, based largely on test scores) was correlated with fewer projects and essays after the rating was assigned and a greater emphasis on direct instruction.  The scary thing, as Gotham Schools reports, is that the authors of the study support this change. [...] [...] The Gotham Schools blog, a prolific blog largely about education in New York City,  reported on a research study that showed that rating a school with a D or F (all schools in NYC are now given such a mark, based largely on test scores) was correlated with fewer projects and essays after the rating was assigned and a greater emphasis on direct instruction.  The scary thing, as Gotham Schools reports, is that the authors of the study support this change. [...]

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-41132 Aaron Pallas Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:34:21 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-41132 The paper is available at http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jrockoff/w14564.pdf The paper is available at http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jrockoff/w14564.pdf

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-41114 Corey Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:16:57 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-41114 Is his paper posted online anywhere? Is his paper posted online anywhere?

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-41099 nr Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:03:28 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-41099 Rockoff conducts a lot of interesting research on public schools. This is an article about his research on teacher-to-teacher mentoring programs in NYC schools. http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/feature?&global.now=&main.id=137209&main.ctrl=contentmgr.detail&main.view=articlesb.detail Rockoff conducts a lot of interesting research on public schools. This is an article about his research on teacher-to-teacher mentoring programs in NYC schools. http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/feature?&global.now=&main.id=137209&main.ctrl=contentmgr.detail&main.view=articlesb.detail

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-40944 Pogue Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:36:44 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-40944 No, be glad your child isn't part of the NYC Bloomberg/Klein run system. Smith is simply explaining the "top-down/business" approach of the "school reformers" where everything looks great until you look under the surface. Everything looked great on Wall Street awhile back, too, didn't it? No, be glad your child isn’t part of the NYC Bloomberg/Klein run system. Smith is simply explaining the “top-down/business” approach of the “school reformers” where everything looks great until you look under the surface. Everything looked great on Wall Street awhile back, too, didn’t it?

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-40546 Anonymous Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:53:48 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-40546 What an attitude! Glad you're not my child's teacher....we definitely need reform. What an attitude! Glad you’re not my child’s teacher….we definitely need reform.

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2009/02/19/getting-an-f-or-a-d-led-schools-to-assign-fewer-essays-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-40497 Smith Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:04:45 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=9832#comment-40497 I think they're missing something more basic than "back to basics": In a typical NYC high school, you assign a project and maybe a third of the kids do it. Unless it's really simple, then two-thirds will do it, but only a third will actually do it according to instructions. Meanwhile, they'll ask you if they'll fail the class if they don't do the project. You don't want to say no because then no one will do it. You can't say yes because you'll put yourself in a spot. Under Klein's new rules if you fail kids you get in trouble. So, you know that if you assign a project, you'll be in a position to either have to fail a bunch of kids who didn't do it or hate yourself for passing them in order to avoid trouble. The solution is not to assign the project and thereby enable more kids pass the class. The increased passing rate means you get a higher report card grade and the chancellor is off your back and everyone loves the chancellor's "reforms", especially Bill Gates and our fine new education secretary. It's what they call "win-win". I think they’re missing something more basic than “back to basics”: In a typical NYC high school, you assign a project and maybe a third of the kids do it. Unless it’s really simple, then two-thirds will do it, but only a third will actually do it according to instructions. Meanwhile, they’ll ask you if they’ll fail the class if they don’t do the project. You don’t want to say no because then no one will do it. You can’t say yes because you’ll put yourself in a spot. Under Klein’s new rules if you fail kids you get in trouble. So, you know that if you assign a project, you’ll be in a position to either have to fail a bunch of kids who didn’t do it or hate yourself for passing them in order to avoid trouble. The solution is not to assign the project and thereby enable more kids pass the class. The increased passing rate means you get a higher report card grade and the chancellor is off your back and everyone loves the chancellor’s “reforms”, especially Bill Gates and our fine new education secretary. It’s what they call “win-win”.

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