tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post5219877432237261267..comments2023-12-19T16:54:31.953-05:00Comments on SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Not More of this Value Added Assessment ****!!!Pete Zuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-47235727702138041522011-08-26T11:59:38.559-04:002011-08-26T11:59:38.559-04:00Deven, I agree with you. But a shot across the bow...Deven, I agree with you. But a shot across the bow, a shot to show we are serious wouldn't do any harm. File a FOIL against FDNY and NYPD and let's see how fast Uncle Mike shoots it down.Pete Zuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-247635729411101122011-08-26T10:15:12.127-04:002011-08-26T10:15:12.127-04:00Say you taught in a hard to staff, gang infested, ...Say you taught in a hard to staff, gang infested, urban school. Your students are chronically absent, abused, neglected, etc. Your data report isn't so great even though you do make a huge difference in your students' lives. The kids that are motivated have done well but it wont reflect in your report. Your life was threatened by a student and you've had enough. You're lucky enough to get an interview in a quiet, suburban school. <br /><br />Thanks to the crappy report that you had no control over, that could never measure the good you did, you can kiss that job goodbye and look forward to more threats and misery for the remainder of your career.<br /><br />I think the impact of these value added reports could be even more serious than we know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-26530782473041763952011-08-26T09:53:25.657-04:002011-08-26T09:53:25.657-04:00http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&am...http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=2&ved=0CD4QtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqnhhjGavEq8&rct=j&q=take%20this%20job%20and%20shove%20it%20youtube&tbm=vid&ei=6aRXTpy8Gubn0QGA9KnCDA&usg=AFQjCNEhVCrX6C6yMCN3tc68wDAuRJk9yw&sig2=mROgAjEgIq18WADXcob8Ng&cad=rjaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515738343772337569.post-64020289757692380462011-08-26T09:20:49.469-04:002011-08-26T09:20:49.469-04:00The answer is not in attacking the members of othe...The answer is not in attacking the members of other unions but in doing what we do best, teaching. If we are the great teachers we claim to be, it is within our abilities to teach the public about the fallacies of data, about the venalities of the media, and middle class-busting motives of the mayor and his acolytes.Deven Black (@devenkblack)http://educationontheplate.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com