tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post8555262803477814062..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Taking Stock of Unbridled Learning ResultsRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-91933669907741827652012-11-19T20:35:18.946-05:002012-11-19T20:35:18.946-05:00So Mr. Commissioner, we have spent a great deal of...So Mr. Commissioner, we have spent a great deal of money and time with the assessment business so that parents can supposedly know the trajectory of their child's future starting in third grade.<br /><br />Now that we have weighted the cow with our new scales, what is the state doing to support the field hands in feeding it to make it grown? Where is the funding for that? Where are the resources for that? Where are the personnel for that. I think we all knew we may have been behind the curve. Telling us the same thing with a different instrument doesn't change the need we were already aware of. You can't keep blaming the field hand when the all you give him is twitterfests and online mandates in the guise of meetings.<br /><br />Teachers have been sold down the river on this deal because there are no tangible resources or leadership to support them. It was all spent on the federal assessment plan and private vendors. Kids got shafted on this deal and doesn't help me as a parent to know my kid isn't doing well if you aren't going to give his teachers the tools and support to assist him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-68056463939242014622012-11-19T20:26:28.248-05:002012-11-19T20:26:28.248-05:00How ironic that social studies and science scores ...How ironic that social studies and science scores are high as we wait for the promised common core (our is it quality core or is it social studies standards from two years ago or ...?) curriculum. Or our kids are scoring better on curriculum that isn't being taught to them? Weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com