tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post4181204959944761892..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: Don't Tinker with AYP -- Fix it or Get Rid of ItTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-42636004367304805452009-10-13T15:24:40.692-04:002009-10-13T15:24:40.692-04:00I do think that a more genuinely fair system can b...I do think that a more genuinely fair system can be devised. Right now we're sneaking up on the equivalent of our approach to immigration (particularly circa, say, 2005), where you let everyone in but technically, keep most of them illegal, so if you decide to, you can start throwing them out with no further explanation. Make all schools "failing," then you can close whichever ones you feel like closing.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-45810313273776678662009-10-13T15:19:39.427-04:002009-10-13T15:19:39.427-04:00Very interesting points.
Your concluding point ab...Very interesting points.<br /><br />Your concluding point about objectivity raises some important questions. Is something like AYP--or merit pay tied to test scores--the only escape from cronyism? Or are educators' judgments generally better than policymakers' judgments?Claus von Zastrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404419671419647588noreply@blogger.com