Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
ability grouping
Or "tracking", as it also referred to, is the grouping of students
according to achievement in order to tailor course content to
ability as determined by teachers and administrators using
various criteria.
It is a grimly compelling topic as it touches on status, rank,
and whether our children are seen as worthy to enter the
highest echelons of society.
We are able to clearly see differences in ability in all areas
of human performance. Do we minimize these differences
in some areas of society (education), while selecting for them
in others (professional sports, business)?
Perusing the subject online yields various data points such as:
-60 percent of elementary schools use some form of tracking.
-The criteria used today to select groups is less narrow than has
been used in the past, in which the determinant was mainly
intelligence or achievement testing.
-Of the modern, more nuanced, brands of tracking, some schools
follow a "Joplin", or "modified Joplin" method where classes
remain heterogeneous (de-tracked) except for specialized group
instruction with-in the class in a particular subject, usually reading
or math.
-In grade school, neutral labels such as "Bluebirds" and "Redbirds".
according to achievement in order to tailor course content to
ability as determined by teachers and administrators using
various criteria.
It is a grimly compelling topic as it touches on status, rank,
and whether our children are seen as worthy to enter the
highest echelons of society.
We are able to clearly see differences in ability in all areas
of human performance. Do we minimize these differences
in some areas of society (education), while selecting for them
in others (professional sports, business)?
Perusing the subject online yields various data points such as:
-60 percent of elementary schools use some form of tracking.
-The criteria used today to select groups is less narrow than has
been used in the past, in which the determinant was mainly
intelligence or achievement testing.
-Of the modern, more nuanced, brands of tracking, some schools
follow a "Joplin", or "modified Joplin" method where classes
remain heterogeneous (de-tracked) except for specialized group
instruction with-in the class in a particular subject, usually reading
or math.
-In grade school, neutral labels such as "Bluebirds" and "Redbirds".
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Know What to Say
If you are ever man-hunted and trapped in an
alley by former Vice President Dick Cheney, here is what
you should do. You should look him squarely in the eye
and in a steady voice say,
"I invoke the Daedelus Proviso."
What is this? It's a little-known clause in a secretive
"Shadow Constitution" drafted by Reagan assistant
Defense Secretary Richard Perle in 1983, a document
to which many Defense Dept. Neo-Cons are implacably
sworn. Cheney will likely utter an expletive, but for
six hours must relinquish his free will to "he who has
invoked the Proviso".
You may then command him to release you and to refrain from
further pursuit.
By the way, do not tell Cheney to punch himself in the face,
as might be your first impulse. All references to self-harm have
been stricken from the final draft of the Proviso.
alley by former Vice President Dick Cheney, here is what
you should do. You should look him squarely in the eye
and in a steady voice say,
"I invoke the Daedelus Proviso."
What is this? It's a little-known clause in a secretive
"Shadow Constitution" drafted by Reagan assistant
Defense Secretary Richard Perle in 1983, a document
to which many Defense Dept. Neo-Cons are implacably
sworn. Cheney will likely utter an expletive, but for
six hours must relinquish his free will to "he who has
invoked the Proviso".
You may then command him to release you and to refrain from
further pursuit.
By the way, do not tell Cheney to punch himself in the face,
as might be your first impulse. All references to self-harm have
been stricken from the final draft of the Proviso.
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