Comments on: Lowering the bar http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/ Evidence-based teaching methods for helping students who are at risk for school failure or who have disabilities. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JohnL http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-54063 JohnL Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:49:43 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-54063 Bert and Tom, thanks for the leads. Excellent. JohnL Bert and Tom, thanks for the leads. Excellent.

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]]> By: Tom Hanson http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-53821 Tom Hanson Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:10:42 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-53821 I found the most interesting aspect of this discussion the comments of Michael Petrelli, the VP for policy at Fordham, that even though the math tests are harder, scores are improving more in math than in reading. See http://www.openeducation.net/2007/10/09/nclb-proficiency-illusion/ Tom Hanson Editor OpenEducation.net I found the most interesting aspect of this discussion the comments of Michael Petrelli, the VP for policy at Fordham, that even though the math tests are harder, scores are improving more in math than in reading. See

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/10/09/nclb-proficiency-illusion/

Tom Hanson
Editor
OpenEducation.net

]]> By: Bert http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-53810 Bert Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:52:46 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2007/10/04/lowering-the-bar/#comment-53810 There is a brief reaction to "The Proficiency Illusion" on the web at http://www.bdsphd.zoomshare.com/ There is a brief reaction to “The Proficiency Illusion” on the web
at http://www.bdsphd.zoomshare.com/

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