tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post4400761316279726737..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: The Gates Foundation’s big-data experiment wasn’t just a failure. It did real harmed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-72033278920200341372018-07-06T12:43:04.900-04:002018-07-06T12:43:04.900-04:00After reading the anthem for UFTers I read your pi...After reading the anthem for UFTers I read your piece about Bill Gates big data initiative. I tried two or three times to post a comment and then gave up. I wanted to add that the American Statistical Asssociation says that the use of student scores to evaluate teachers with Value Added Modeling IS NOT VALID. The American Educational Research Association (concerned with research methodology) says the same thing.<br /> Am I the only one who takes this seriously? Research methodology is crucial. Sorry I could not figure out how to post a comment.Rosalie Friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-17809934215415880442018-06-29T11:38:39.912-04:002018-06-29T11:38:39.912-04:00One of the central lessons I taught or tried to te...One of the central lessons I taught or tried to teach prospective teachers over my 40 year career in teacher ed was to always beware any sentence that begins "Research says...."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186946539693008789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-41718630634542916752018-06-29T05:57:15.787-04:002018-06-29T05:57:15.787-04:00The Gates idiocy has destroyed a whole generation ...The Gates idiocy has destroyed a whole generation of gifted master teachers in NYC. Thousands of highly experienced educators have simply marched out the door prematurely, tired of the daily drive-by-shootings generated in evaluation systems spawned by Gates and his ilk. They have also created a generation of totally out of control administrators who rip off the taxpayer with jobs for life. I hope there is a place prepared in hell for him, his wife, and anyone who ever promoted his foundation(s) in education and other areas, including all of our recent chancellors and mayors...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com