@NewsHourAmGrad Bloomberg thinks he knows better than teachers how to evaluate teaching ability, and teachers know that he doesn't.
@NewsHourAmGrad If you teach very bright students, they never improve very much -- 99th percentile to start, 99th to end, Teacher failed.
@NewsHourAmGrad easy: the extreme focus on #standardized #test results, as opposed to critical thinking skills. We're raising #drones.
@NewsHourAmGrad In Seattle, the MAP test is being used to evaluate teachers when it specifically states it is not for that purpose.
@NewsHourAmGrad The only people qualified to evaluate the performance of a profession as grinding and nuanced as teaching? Veteran teachers.
@NewsHourAmGrad don't do that. It belittles and oversimplifies the controversy. It's not about something you can say in 140 characters.
@NewsHourAmGrad I can. Tests measure combination of student test-taking talent & recall, not teaching or teacher effectiveness
@newshouramgrad If you're grading teachers based on the performance of their students, don't forget to evaluate the parents as well.
@newshouramgrad Ace student with high scores experiences life-changing event (like divorce) Scores plummet. Teacher fails.- @NewsHourAmGrad District force-implements a new-fangled "Common Core" curriculum with little or no PD. Students struggle. Teachers fail.
- @NewsHourAmGrad Hyper-focused on assessment and subsequent eval, teacher dumps STEAM to focus exclusively on Common Core. Students tune out.
@NewsHourAmGrad testing tests test taking ability, that is all, not understanding or knowledge, motivation, hunger.
@NewsHour @NewsHourAmGrad Evals done by people w/o sufficient/relevant experience, etc. My evaluator taught MS math; I teach HS ELA.- @NewsHour @NewsHourAmGrad Encourages competition between teachers when jobs and livelihoods are on the line. Deadly. We must be allies.
@newshouramgrad The common wisdom (is) that measurable outcomes are the least significant result of learning (McNeill, 1986).Have a better answer? Tweet it to @newshouramgrad.
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