by Carol A. Josel | Dec 17, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“At the elementary level, [value-added] is a pretty reliable measure in terms of predicting how teachers will perform the following year. At the high school level, it is quite a bit less reliable, so the score for using this to improve student outcomes is much...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 10, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“What happens in childhood, like a child’s footprint in wet cement, leaves its mark forever.” ~ Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, director, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study “As the Common Core makes its way into real-life classrooms, I hope teachers...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“There is nothing startling about the confirmation that the higher the income of the test-taker’s family, the better the chances for success. It has been that way since this examination [SAT] was first established in 1926 to screen applicants for elite Ivy...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared a war on paper textbooks. ‘Over the next few years,’ he said in a speech at the National Press Club, ‘textbooks should be obsolete.’ In their place would come a variety of...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 26, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“Unfortunately, sometimes parents feign unconditional love to make up for the fact that they are not willing to give their children the valuable time needed to properly parent. They are not willing, or able, to work with their child, to listen to their child, to...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 22, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“The President has said that changes are needed to close the persistent gap between poor and privileged students, drive up high school graduation rates, and produce a workforce that can compete globally. But it is impossible to predict whether his policies,...
