tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38903192.post3393356232141171405..comments2021-12-04T02:49:05.196-06:00Comments on dorophoria: allow me to stand up for my flawed little institutionemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970925510790918836noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38903192.post-77943388079522048212008-08-25T05:15:00.000-05:002008-08-25T05:15:00.000-05:00Mis-attribution.Also for the record, I am the "Joe...Mis-attribution.<BR/><BR/>Also for the record, I am the "JoeHill2008" that left the first comment. It appears that the "choose an identity" tag is more complicated that I thought, and listed my comment with an identity that I was using for underground union organizing.<BR/><BR/>My apologies for any confusion this may have caused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38903192.post-13351025885291503622008-08-24T22:19:00.000-05:002008-08-24T22:19:00.000-05:00My brain is fried as well. I'm just so, so glad t...My brain is fried as well. I'm just so, so glad to finally meet you and your beau, and that you came to RT!Leigh C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38903192.post-24735074064779625922008-08-24T15:37:00.000-05:002008-08-24T15:37:00.000-05:00em - You are not alone. I was there at RTIII yest...em - You are not alone. I was there at RTIII yesterday and had a similar reaction. I'm not a teacher in the NO Public School system, but I am a parent of two children who are in the system. I was glad that Cliff was on the panel because he spoke clearly from the perspective of a parent and didn't let the activist professionals on the panel dictate completely how parents should feel about the situation. There is a lot that was said on that panel that resonates with me as a progressive who values deeply the purpose and spirit of public education; but being a progressive does not mean sacrificing children on the altar a cause at the expense of their educational experience. I will have more to write about some of my thoughts from this panel later; but I just wanted to write this comment to thank you for putting your thoughts down in a blog posting.Huckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878450464298055466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38903192.post-29124681610184806522008-08-24T12:59:00.000-05:002008-08-24T12:59:00.000-05:00For the record...I think it's a great thing that s...For the record...<BR/><BR/>I think it's a great thing that so many young teachers have come down to New Orleans to do something as important as attempt to improve education in this city. What you are doing is a noble job and that you plan to stay is even more important.<BR/><BR/>But I don't think that importing large numbers of inexperienced teachers as a fix to the system and telling them that they are here to save the city from the evil, lazy veteran teachers is a good idea. Unfortunately that's what has been in the press.<BR/><BR/>I greatly appreciate that you deal with the complexity of the situation; that there were both good and bad teachers working in the system before the storm. We need to hear from more nuanced voices like yours.<BR/><BR/>But the data is pretty clear that there is a strong correlation between more experienced teachers and higher test scores, particularly in inner-city schools. And as much as I disagree with the over-emphasis on test scores and the punishing of children and schools that don't succeed, right now they are the main way that we can measure performance with any degree of objectivity.<BR/><BR/>In surveys that I have seen, about a third of Algiers teachers liked the way Algiers implemented TAP (there is some debate if it qualifies as TAP under the national guidelines). If it worked for you, great. But, again, that certainly wasn't a consensus from the data I saw.<BR/><BR/>We desperately needed reform (and re-investment) pre-storm. But the more I see, the more highly critical I am of the kind of reform that we are getting.bardamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022029992051474825noreply@blogger.com