tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post2956300100741885778..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: The Continuing Mendacity of Chris CerfDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-17489533437279356872012-02-05T08:49:53.221-08:002012-02-05T08:49:53.221-08:00Thx, everyone. Yes, there is a testing industry an...Thx, everyone. Yes, there is a testing industry and yes, they are making a lot of money from all of this. How much? No one is saying...Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-59252370540655223622012-02-04T13:32:16.290-08:002012-02-04T13:32:16.290-08:00Mom, Standard Solutions is the future model of edu...Mom, Standard Solutions is the future model of education. Breakdown the test, breakdown the scoring rubric, and teach to the test to maximize your "effectiveness". Cerf would love the model. <br />The truly sad thing is that the scores will go up! Cerf and idiots like him can not comprehend that test scores only measure a small part of learning, and they do that badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-78876121511167107942012-02-04T12:58:33.547-08:002012-02-04T12:58:33.547-08:00Our district is using consultants from Satndards S...Our district is using consultants from Satndards Solution. I don't even want to know what they were paid for our full day in-service this week, ALL ABOUT TEST PREP. And we are considered one of the better schools in the district. Here's the problem with NJASK, which is a better test than most, it only addresses like 5 of the NJCCCS and numerous things that aren't even in the NJCCCS. So we aren't even testing what we are teaching. WTH!!Teacher Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023044658046241555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-38421801698255761872012-02-04T12:23:27.083-08:002012-02-04T12:23:27.083-08:00Mom, a friend of mine (I know that sounds bad, but...Mom, a friend of mine (I know that sounds bad, but..) told me there is a consultant in her district from Colorado who makes a ton of money here in NJ as a consultant. This consultant apparently frequently states " I have no problem teaching to the test, IF IT IS A GOOD TEST". Can you imagine? I really never thought I'd see the day when that attitude could be so openly embraced. These reformers all seem to have the following characteristics: no proof of success, no experience ever teaching in a "testing rules" environment, no ability to connect with kids, and a strong desire to profit from selling snake oil.<br />Beware if you child is in a good school. You have a serious threat coming your way.<br /><br />Jazzman, Courage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-78115134520622668582012-02-04T11:08:42.516-08:002012-02-04T11:08:42.516-08:00I'll take "Teaching to the test" for...I'll take "Teaching to the test" for $1,000 Alex. No really, that's what they are paying teachers to do test prep as a form of "after school activity" over a period of three months.Teacher Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023044658046241555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-71601879895394292082012-02-03T19:14:47.159-08:002012-02-03T19:14:47.159-08:00Jazzman,
Well done. Cerf is not out to improve an...Jazzman, <br />Well done. Cerf is not out to improve anything. He has a consistent record of failure and has trouble with telling the truth. The GAP can only be closed in two ways and he knows both. First you could suppress "the top" And let the teachers move the bottom up. This will accomplish two objectives. As the Top scoring districts begin to falter due to "reform" driven teaching, the parents in the burbs will start to notice and look for alternatives. Cerf and Christie will then say, "see we were right" the system is "wretched". The second alternative to close the GAP, is to economiclaly<br />Desegregate the schools with bussing and " choice". This is what COA housing was about. This is Cerf's real objective but he knows the politics on this are not malleable. <br />Keep up the good work in school and with the blog. Truth is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-57012377873661800002012-02-03T04:49:27.600-08:002012-02-03T04:49:27.600-08:00I agree with Rob G. I am wondering whether the hig...I agree with Rob G. I am wondering whether the higher scores are due to the increase focus on teaching to the test (which would explain the drop in science scores since this is one of several subjects being neglected in the math/literacy focus in testing). I see it in the urban school I work in. In my friend's suburban school, they cut out the "specials" so they could add an extra period a day for test prep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-22953814744683269212012-02-03T04:38:28.875-08:002012-02-03T04:38:28.875-08:00The thing that disturbs me more than this article ...The thing that disturbs me more than this article is the fact that test scores went up despite budget cuts. This will lead your average teabeggar to conclude that teachers aren't all that important and we should keep cutting.rob ghttp://aotpradio.comnoreply@blogger.com