tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post1628878083957846127..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: EKU TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM RANKS IN TOP 9 PERCENT IN U.S.Richard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-15009848536157331892013-06-22T15:49:45.082-04:002013-06-22T15:49:45.082-04:00Yeah, it kind of reminds me of when Dr. Whitlock w...Yeah, it kind of reminds me of when Dr. Whitlock would say EKU was identified as being one of the best places to work by is employees and one of the best schools for being veteran friendly but in the same breath recognize the success of the EKU bass fishing team. (No offense intended to Bass fishing folks.)<br /><br />Sort of sad that someone went to the trouble to put this out there with the hopes that it would garner positive attention from folks who don't really know any better.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-76675819444591201872013-06-20T18:33:59.597-04:002013-06-20T18:33:59.597-04:00Totally agreed and I hope I represented that in my...Totally agreed and I hope I represented that in my previous comment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-81360583960053530312013-06-19T20:31:07.064-04:002013-06-19T20:31:07.064-04:00Much as it pains me to diminish in any way what I ...Much as it pains me to diminish in any way what I see as a fine teacher prep program, I must agree that NCTQ methodology is largely bogus. Still, that does not mean that ELU is bad because they said we were good.Richard Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-74142292794992744492013-06-19T18:56:19.136-04:002013-06-19T18:56:19.136-04:00Okay, so I am not dismissing EKU's quality of ...Okay, so I am not dismissing EKU's quality of teacher prep instruction. I have my GT Certification from EKU. And yet, I have to say, the NCTQ is pretty bogus in their methodology and criteria. Their bias is explained at length by Linda Darling-Hammond and Diana Ravitch. <br />Check it:<br />http://www.teachingquality.org/content/stop-silliness-let%E2%80%99s-get-serious-about-teacher-preparation<br />Not crapping on your article. I love what you do here. This advocacy blog is essential to our community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com