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Turning children into data: A skeptic's guide to assessment programs
- 08-23-2010
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By Alfie Kohn/Education Week
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
—Albert Einstein
Programs with generic-sounding names that offer techniques for measuring (and raising) student achievement have been sprouting like fungi in a rainforest: “Learning-Focused Schools,” “Curriculum-Based Measurements,” “Professional Learning Communities,” and many others whose names include “data,” “progress,” or “RTI.” Perhaps you’ve seen their ads in periodicals like this one. Perhaps you’ve pondered the fact that they can afford these ads, presumably because of how much money they’ve already collected from struggling school districts. (more…)
Also: Complete article available at alfiekohn.org
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