Comments on: First grade: Nice is not enough

By: lking4truth

lking4truth — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:40:53 +0000

So if less kids raise their hand for a question during class….a teacher’s evaluation scores could “potentially” go up……interesting.

By: Cardinal Fang

Cardinal Fang — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:27:14 +0000

The researchers had previously correlated the low academic demand classrooms with bad learning outcomes. Which is to say, the teachers who don’t give feedback, who don’t relate what they’re trying to teach to what the students already know, don’t teach their students much.

By: Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:17:01 +0000

I think it is shocking that you would use this survey’s categorization instrument – which is all it is – as some sort of evaluation.

Do you even read the stuff you cite, or do you just instinctively zero in on the negative interpretation?