tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post3486921306309174106..comments2024-03-20T04:06:14.857-04:00Comments on Education Outrage: OECD should be ashamed; PISA scores announced; doing more damage Roger Schankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14567989582447087635noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-8150702845746824142017-04-12T15:22:46.443-04:002017-04-12T15:22:46.443-04:00Yong Zhao, the author of Who's Afraid of the B...Yong Zhao, the author of <i>Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon</i> has lots to say about PISA and "comparing" one country to another in his book <i>Counting What Counts</i>. There are so many people who understand the damage being done by the obsession with academic achievement, as well as one-size-fits-all standards and standardized testing, but we all seem to be preaching to the choir. How do we reach parents and traditional teachers who really believe that learning requires teaching and that possessing more and more knowledge objects (testable factoids) is the road to success?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460639229043860740noreply@blogger.com