Re:The Myth of Charter Schools
by yummyfajitas on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @02:05PM
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Direct instruction papers almost universally focus on test scores and not comprehension which is a serious issue.
If you are asserting that the standardized tests are not properly measuring achievement, then why are you critiquing the education method rather than poorly designed tests? It seems as if your problem is not that DI is failing to achieve the goals of the school, but that you disagree with the school's goals.
... the ability to solve problems and think critically in addition to knowing facts and formulas is.
Could you explain what this means, and how I could measure it?
if we are only going to allow scripted lessons...then why even have teachers? Trained monkeys should do just fine.
If you are asserting that the standardized tests are not properly measuring achievement, then why are you critiquing the education method rather than poorly designed tests? It seems as if your problem is not that DI is failing to achieve the goals of the school, but that you disagree with the school's goals.
... the ability to solve problems and think critically in addition to knowing facts and formulas is.
Could you explain what this means, and how I could measure it?
if we are only going to allow scripted lessons...then why even have teachers? Trained monkeys should do just fine.
This is probably why teachers unions oppose DI.