tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post4861751793066905654..comments2024-03-20T04:06:14.857-04:00Comments on Education Outrage: Measuring Student Achievement: Ten questionsRoger Schankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14567989582447087635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-74587948809650949352010-07-23T06:29:56.066-04:002010-07-23T06:29:56.066-04:00When I was growing up in Florida in the early 90&#...When I was growing up in Florida in the early 90's, I had a seizure disorder and needed regular meds. I was in 3rd grade. Well one day, I had forgotten to take my meds and my mother showed up at school with them. The administration got so worked up about how the SAT test was timed and could not be interrupted, even for a medical emergency. I still remember it to this day. The educational system has made me nauseous ever since. My high school career ended with each senior getting a page in the yearbook to write about whatever they liked, mainly memories. Since I had studied at 4 different high schools in the area, I decided to write a page essay about the educational system and my observations of it.<br />Well that didn't go over too well when the yearbook teacher got wind of it, they pulled it and told me to think of something else. So my full page simply read Carpe Diem. (Preferrably not in an institution) (mental or otherwise)<br /><br /> I read an article about 5 years ago about a young woman who began protesting the cost of the college books she was buying and never using by leaving college and developing her own curriculum and studies. She studied what she wanted to concentrate on and developed her own "college" so to speak. She was going to use this as her "evidence" of knowledge when applying for the career she wanted. I never did hear how seriously employers took it, but it is a grand idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-48257600635785862022010-04-19T14:39:49.948-04:002010-04-19T14:39:49.948-04:00These are excellent questions. They should be sen...These are excellent questions. They should be sent to all educators and legislators in the US, prompting a national conversation about the purpose of education. It is so important to get folks to step outside what they have internalized as "natural" (measuring academic achievement, for instance), and force them to articulate their logic. Reminders that children are people, not objects to be made into spreadsheet data, are also vital in this discussion. Thanks for your post. It made my day.Free Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463524030413505202noreply@blogger.com