tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post7630632110024490115..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: The Incoherent World of Arne Duncan, Part IVDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-25609874210216082022012-08-09T10:27:34.762-07:002012-08-09T10:27:34.762-07:00"Lord forbid we spend that $350 million on, o..."Lord forbid we spend that $350 million on, oh, you know, schools. Duncan is so foolish he thinks throwing money at testing will somehow automatically make the tests more accurate. I'm sorry, Arne, but life doesn't work that way. As long as you have companies incentivized to produce and grade these tests on the cheap to maximize their profits, you're going to have tests with bad questions that are poorly graded and designed to meet pre-determined outcomes."<br /><br />It's actually worse than that. If you give me an additional $350MM, I'm going to assume I'm doing things correctly and do more of the same.<br /><br />The tests will get worse as you allocate more money to them; the equilibrium they approach will not be the optimal one.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-12936976732203186582012-08-08T11:56:47.982-07:002012-08-08T11:56:47.982-07:00Jazzman,
Hysterical, sad and true; allat the same ...Jazzman,<br />Hysterical, sad and true; allat the same time. I believe Duncan will cost Obamma many votes and perhaps even a swing state or two. he should ask Arnie to resign and appoint someone like Linda Darling- Hammond.<br /><br />thanks for the great coverage...Galtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130135035445496192noreply@blogger.com