tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post7802859724946559060..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Is K-PREP the Enemy of Good Schools?Richard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-32409150787130299112012-11-26T00:49:36.191-05:002012-11-26T00:49:36.191-05:00As is always the case, standarized assessment alwa...As is always the case, standarized assessment always narrows the curriculum presented in order to attempt better performance on the instrument "measuring" student performance which in turn is now being used to narrowly define if effective instruction is occurring. Of course these types of things limit our potential. <br /><br />Prior to all this supposed raising of the assessment bar and first in line for common core, we were actually educating folks enough that they could build rockets to land men on the moon, develop nuclear energy and evolve from cathoray tubes to transistors to microchip processors we all use today.<br /><br />We need to invest in the kids who are going to be making these next discoveries and patents for the future generation instead of worrying about how a student perform on a single assessment once during a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-25543638272963878112012-11-24T04:07:14.970-05:002012-11-24T04:07:14.970-05:00I truly like to reading your post. Thank you so mu...I truly like to reading your post. Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a nice information.<br /><a href="http://www.asher.edu/" rel="nofollow"><b>Asher</b></a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298734367546838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-56161352260621709062012-11-20T14:27:55.605-05:002012-11-20T14:27:55.605-05:00I have no idea how KDE expects to increase learnin...I have no idea how KDE expects to increase learning (not scores on an school assessment tool which increasingly placing less weight on student performance) when its investments are attempts at meassuring learning instead of the acutal work of teaching students in the classrooms. It seems like they have simply given up that responsibility and passed it on to for-profit vendors. Perhaps this is indicative of education as a whole - Privatizing assessment and instructional support now could very well lead to the same divestiture at the school facility and staff levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-48709767667877408542012-11-20T09:43:55.329-05:002012-11-20T09:43:55.329-05:00Along the same line, our own federal government is...Along the same line, our own federal government is playing the same inequitable game with its Race to the Top competition. It would seem that schools which have the time and personnel to complete what many have described as a very lengthy and involved application process (not to mention possible implementation and accountability to the feds if awarded funding) have the best shot at getting these federal funds as opposed to smaller systems who must engage their more limited resources (personnel and time) in direct support of students who may have the greatest needs. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com