tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589405835312873091.post8532095338186207852..comments2023-03-23T09:51:05.485-04:00Comments on Eduwonkette: On Best Practices and Learning from "No Excuses" Schoolseduwonkettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05072705276536120758noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589405835312873091.post-23744115882040130992007-12-10T06:29:00.000-05:002007-12-10T06:29:00.000-05:00You cited objective research using the same data t...You cited objective research using the same data that showed the Ed Trust schools that supposedly beat the odds did not. The author from Ed Trust responded that your critique just presented "stale" and "worn" arguments, but never said any of your facts were inaccurate.<BR/><BR/>Why would anyone continue to cite a study they know has been so discredited with additional information? Why do we continue to build an education policy built on false and misleading "intelligence"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589405835312873091.post-969573706185596592007-12-07T16:27:00.000-05:002007-12-07T16:27:00.000-05:00Re: "Wouldn't it be worth trying to identify those...Re: "Wouldn't it be worth trying to identify those practices and structures and then making sure all children--particularly poor children--have access to them? Then we could have a real discussion of the effects of poverty on learning." <BR/><BR/>1. We ALREADY KNOW the effects of poverty on learning. There is at least a 50-year accumulation of good research on this. 2. Assuming for the sake of argument that we didn't already know those effects, it would be an equally valid experiment, and much more benevolent, to alleviate the poverty and see how much achievement still varies from school to school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com