Comments on: Comments of the week: Divided views on school surveys’ truth http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/27/comments-of-the-week-divided-views-on-school-surveys-truth/ Fri, 24 May 2013 03:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ms. v. http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/27/comments-of-the-week-divided-views-on-school-surveys-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-375715 ms. v. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:24:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=88685#comment-375715 Yes, I’m with Pconrad…. taking the survey, it seemed like you could read between the lines to policy changes that survey results might be used to justify. Uncomfortable.

Sad about schools pressuring students to answer a certain way. Sad about teachers feeling fearful about being honest. I wonder if there is any way to give teachers an opportunity to provide feedback without that fear and dishonesty coming into play?

]]> By: Pconrad http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/27/comments-of-the-week-divided-views-on-school-surveys-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-375651 Pconrad Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:28:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=88685#comment-375651 Excellent vox populi today. I would just add that the use of online surveys (and “tools” like ARIS) seems extremely dubious in a culture where many people’s access to the internet is almost exclusively via a smartphone. The final point, by “teacher,” is very well-taken.

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