Is the future of education online?
The exciting future of education! There are still problems to be dealt with and worked out, but "the dawn of humanity" isn't too far off, or so Sal Kahn would have us believe!
Looseleaf binders, No. 2 pencils, rulers — and bulletproof whiteboards? Armored accessories including backpack inserts and clipboards are showing up on back-to-school shopping lists in the wake of campus shootings, from the Sandy Hook massacre to this week's gunfire in Decatur, Ga. But some security experts say safety-conscious supplies like whiteboards-turned-shields are impractical at best, and a diversion from real life-saving resources at worst.
A shooting-spree situation usually lasts 10-15 minutes and is over well before law enforcement can enter an active scene. Houck said that an average response team arrives between one and 12 minutes of receiving the call. Statistically, during a spree shooting, there are 2-4 people shot per minute.
wildrose wrote:Do black students do worse on tests?
Drill and kill is the best way to raise the APPARENT performance level of students with below average intelligence. By that I mean by focusing exclusively on test preparation (while neglecting other more important areas of education), test scores can be improved. It would be incorrect to conclude that the "achievement gap" has been eliminated. Generally speaking drill and kill produces short term gains for students who are behind, but is detrimental to the long term growth of students with average or above average intelligence. That said, drill and kill may be the best approach when working with students with severe cognitive deficits, however, I'm not convinced of the veracity of that conclusion either.
mrfish wrote:wildrose wrote:Do black students do worse on tests?
Drill and kill is the best way to raise the APPARENT performance level of students with below average intelligence. By that I mean by focusing exclusively on test preparation (while neglecting other more important areas of education), test scores can be improved. It would be incorrect to conclude that the "achievement gap" has been eliminated. Generally speaking drill and kill produces short term gains for students who are behind, but is detrimental to the long term growth of students with average or above average intelligence. That said, drill and kill may be the best approach when working with students with severe cognitive deficits, however, I'm not convinced of the veracity of that conclusion either.
Do I sense the presence of a rather large elephant in the room? Despite it's undeniable presence no one wants to mention it. Why is that? Political correctness in the way again? The first step in solving a problem is acknowledging that it exists and recognizing the true cause of the problem. Pretending that it's the system that is unfair when it's all on Mother Nature leads to ineffective solutions. Sometimes the truth hurts, but don't blame the message bearer! Just sayin'!
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind-
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