tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post2572828074735429240..comments2024-02-17T16:43:42.511-05:00Comments on "Teachers & Parents for Real Education Reform": "Value Added" Test Score Method ProbedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-51192266294350122122009-08-11T10:52:10.531-04:002009-08-11T10:52:10.531-04:00Ms. Berkey's point is very important. Ultimate...Ms. Berkey's point is very important. Ultimately an evaluation that ties student test results to the teacher's rating misses the big picture. There are many reasons students do not do well on tests and it isn't always the teachers fault. If we only focus on scores as the end goal and the teacher as being the problem/solution to that goal then we miss putting things in place to help AVParodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875792642302052800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-39774344044547796622009-08-08T10:25:14.946-04:002009-08-08T10:25:14.946-04:00If my high school age daughter decides she doesn&#...If my high school age daughter decides she doesn't feel like studying, has a bad day, puts tons of energy into a few courses but not all, then her teachers' jobs may be at risk. Measuring teachers skill or effectiveness by her effort and success seems risky and unfair. I'll make sure she puts her best effort into all her subjects--not for the sake of her teachers' job evaluations,Margot Berkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054074664310527170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-79887156983912022812009-07-23T17:40:46.436-04:002009-07-23T17:40:46.436-04:00In my opinion added value evaluations will benefit...In my opinion added value evaluations will benefit our school system as a whole. This is because you can follow the students learing capabilities throughout their educational careers as well as get a solid understand of the quality of the teachers in the schools. But there are some variables that in my opinion can skew the data. One thing is that studnets may not really care to take the IndependentDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889198037801123233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-1448739231632673462009-07-20T15:48:42.398-04:002009-07-20T15:48:42.398-04:00It's still a great opportunity. Everyone agree...It's still a great opportunity. Everyone agrees that PPEP needs revamping. And you don't have to go far to see evaluation systems that are working. The proposed Draft is only a draft, with the date 5-27-09 stamped on it. There is still time for DCPS to see the error of their ways, to take a fresh and more serious approach with more serious consultants involved, or at least to scale this Mark Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-527919885097946232009-07-20T12:38:50.926-04:002009-07-20T12:38:50.926-04:00More teach to the test lessons will surely come fr...More teach to the test lessons will surely come from this kind of evaluation. It is really too bad because Rhee has a great opportunity to revamp the PPEP process successfully by implementing effective evaluation programs like the one in Montgomery County.<br /><br />One question- what about teachers who don't teach testing subjects? How will they be measured?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671820069429263464.post-85128334160359032252009-07-20T10:40:56.651-04:002009-07-20T10:40:56.651-04:00This does not bode well for anyone. It appears tha...This does not bode well for anyone. It appears that any real teaching may/will just fall by the wayside this year in order to really boost test scores. After all, who wants to fail as a DCPS teacher? Could make employment else where aa a teacher nearly impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com