tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post5128776635759419029..comments2024-03-28T07:46:41.835-04:00Comments on the daily howler: WHO CARES ABOUT SCHOOLS: The Washington Post sees no evil again!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-63053788198451697602015-10-18T06:39:59.735-04:002015-10-18T06:39:59.735-04:00oakley standard issue cheap oakley sunglasses oakl...<a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley standard issue" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley standard issue</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="cheap oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley si" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley si</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley frogskins" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley frogskins</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley store" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley store</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley radar" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley radar</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley outlet" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley outlet</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="cheap oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="cheap oakleys" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley sunglasses outlet" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley sunglasses outlet</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="discount oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>discount oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="holbrook oakley" rel="nofollow"><strong>holbrook oakley</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley sunglasses sale" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley sunglasses sale</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakley sale" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley sale</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="oakleys cheap" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakleys cheap</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="cheap oakleys sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="fake oakleys" rel="nofollow"><strong>fake oakleys</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="buy cheap oakleys" rel="nofollow"><strong>buy cheap oakleys</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="cheap oakleys glasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys glasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="fake oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>fake oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com/" title="http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>http://www.oakleysunglassesoh.com</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="discount oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>discount oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="cheap oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="cheap oakleys" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="oakleys cheap" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakleys cheap</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="buy cheap oakleys" rel="nofollow"><strong>buy cheap oakleys</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="cheap oakleys glasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys glasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="fake oakley sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>fake oakley sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="cheap oakleys sunglasses" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap oakleys sunglasses</strong></a> <a href="http://www.cheapoakleyssunglassesoutletstore.com/" title="oakley outlet" rel="nofollow"><strong>oakley outlet</strong></a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440261967887444918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-69008495513379709102015-01-17T12:30:41.189-05:002015-01-17T12:30:41.189-05:00How many calories are in FLOTUS' uneaten happy...How many calories are in FLOTUS' uneaten happy meals? <br /><br />http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/food-fight-cafeteria-workers-say-kids-dont-want-michelle-obamas-lunches-sales-down-in-49-states/article/2551278cicerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472612909567425204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-86244963905590137452015-01-17T12:28:45.184-05:002015-01-17T12:28:45.184-05:00So I don't get it. How is standardization &quo...So I don't get it. How is standardization "shot" when teachers start teaching to the national standardized test instead of the local curriculum?<br /><br />I think our teacher raises a valid point in that "standardized tests" have become the tail wagging the dog (to use a cliche), especially when we use them to judge teachers, schools and school districts against each other, rather than as a tool to guide local curriculum standards.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3089281348300904602015-01-17T12:28:21.378-05:002015-01-17T12:28:21.378-05:00They were beaten by the radical Islamists who for...They were beaten by the radical Islamists who forced the issue long ago.cicerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472612909567425204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-44644007905549381442015-01-17T00:44:24.055-05:002015-01-17T00:44:24.055-05:00Better to sing songs then let the defense contract...Better to sing songs then let the defense contractors force the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-38778502420779108962015-01-17T00:22:21.588-05:002015-01-17T00:22:21.588-05:00trolltrollAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64803949976717721502015-01-17T00:21:27.011-05:002015-01-17T00:21:27.011-05:003:41 is a troll. so are you.3:41 is a troll. so are you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-52767736510325465932015-01-16T23:26:26.537-05:002015-01-16T23:26:26.537-05:00Let me see if I understand your comment Anonymous ...Let me see if I understand your comment Anonymous @ 8:14.<br /><br />The first commenter to this post disagrees with Somerby. The first reply comes almost two hours later and makes the very points made by Somerby to refute that first comment.<br />The first commenter responds, making a numnber of valid points against standardized testing glossed over and/or ignored by Somerby.<br /><br />Then you chime in almost three hours later, add nothing to the coversation these two had, but accuse the second commenter of being a troll and of mocking Somerby by using his arguments. Then you blame the second commenter for making coversations suffer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-38351002809812425582015-01-16T22:55:10.666-05:002015-01-16T22:55:10.666-05:00Yes. Those young inexperienced kids at the Post h...Yes. Those young inexperienced kids at the Post had it coming. That said it is only logical to mention their youth and lack of seasoning at least a dozen times. And the fact they may have done this deliberately while ignoring teachers who take things into their own hand and may have been criminals like those in DC and Atlanta, not to accuse anyone. Good God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81108031659419468662015-01-16T20:18:43.908-05:002015-01-16T20:18:43.908-05:00I think Bob rightfully trashed the Washington Post...I think Bob rightfully trashed the Washington Post and the reporters using clear logic. If more liberals had his integrity, I think we would see positive results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-15766778081784250332015-01-16T20:14:32.082-05:002015-01-16T20:14:32.082-05:00You are replying to a troll who is mocking Somerby...You are replying to a troll who is mocking Somerby's post. I wish these people weren't here but there doesn't seem to be any way to get rid of them short of moderating the website, which Somerby doesn't seem to want to do. So our conversations suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48956069220673929862015-01-16T20:06:35.363-05:002015-01-16T20:06:35.363-05:00Maybe a bit over-the-top, but liberals are countin...Maybe a bit over-the-top, but liberals are counting on those very kids and their families for their future "changing demographics" political salvation. I just don't see Democrats seizing the issue of education and championing it as their own. The indifference has created a vacuum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-41817663102390772015-01-16T19:31:09.941-05:002015-01-16T19:31:09.941-05:00If only Obama could send James Taylor to every PS...If only Obama could send James Taylor to every PS in the U.S. He could sing "You Got A Friend" as a show of support that the federal government has not forgotten them Hey, it worked for Secretary of State Kerry in France. cicerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472612909567425204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-4089148489569289332015-01-16T18:09:33.471-05:002015-01-16T18:09:33.471-05:00Urban: this comedian's punch line is always th...Urban: this comedian's punch line is always the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39323490608726586802015-01-16T17:39:24.320-05:002015-01-16T17:39:24.320-05:00I do my students no good by losing my job because ...I do my students no good by losing my job because I tested them on something they never learned. It is not subjective because I've been teaching for 23 years and I know what's in the curriculum. I consider myself an education expert ( I even have a graduate degree that says so.) I can look at a question and know that it is not aligned to the standards because I have been trained to do so. Test prep is an industry. It has been going on forever. They sell programs for it. We are recommended to do it and always have. You can argue that it eliminates standardization but that has always been the case. Test prep has never been standardized. And standardized tests were not meant to evaluate individual teachers for their performance with individual students, but now they are. When their purpose returns to that of creating a snapshot of student progress so teachers and schools can adjust curriculum, strategies, etc., instead of whether I need to be fired, then I won't worry so much about test prep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-15089895630116281002015-01-16T16:57:23.502-05:002015-01-16T16:57:23.502-05:00AnonymousJanuary 16, 2015 at 3:15 PM -- I agree wi...AnonymousJanuary 16, 2015 at 3:15 PM -- I agree with you. But, I am embarrassed to admit that the conservative world has also tolerated this journalism.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-7713831544022261142015-01-16T16:00:17.870-05:002015-01-16T16:00:17.870-05:00KId reporters covering kid test scores is what you...KId reporters covering kid test scores is what you get when you have babies having babies. And don't get me started about small vocabularies and missing daddies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-80178499820801631852015-01-16T15:56:05.354-05:002015-01-16T15:56:05.354-05:00There are 979 calories in 1 sandwich of Sizzler Ma...There are 979 calories in 1 sandwich of Sizzler Malibu Chicken Sandwich. You'd need to walk 272 minutes to burn 979 calories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-84766051212698913982015-01-16T15:41:46.142-05:002015-01-16T15:41:46.142-05:00God @!$% it, Bob is right. I should not have taken...God @!$% it, Bob is right. I should not have taken Sally Quinn out for all those Malibu Chicken Lunches at the Sizzler. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288008924419574934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-26521557700818329662015-01-16T15:41:09.228-05:002015-01-16T15:41:09.228-05:00I am struck by the willfulness displayed in your c...I am struck by the willfulness displayed in your comment. Based on subjective judgment, you report teachers decided that the tests don’t measure what you teach and your children learn. So you teach to the test. <br /><br />When teachers start free-lancing in such ways, standardization is gone. Standardization is shot when irate teachers, many of them kids like the Washington Post reporters, take things in their own hands.<br /><br />Cheating results. Not that I accuse you personally of doing so. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-41599812326761435812015-01-16T15:15:40.744-05:002015-01-16T15:15:40.744-05:00It is no leap. It because the liberal world has to...It is no leap. It because the liberal world has tolerated this journalism every step of the way. Every step.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-40648487455889853322015-01-16T15:01:18.201-05:002015-01-16T15:01:18.201-05:00Urban, in this blog, everything is an indictment o...Urban, in this blog, everything is an indictment of "liberals."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-1529943763249409412015-01-16T14:49:34.071-05:002015-01-16T14:49:34.071-05:00I'm not sure how the leap is made to accepting...I'm not sure how the leap is made to accepting that the Washington Post engaged in shoddy journalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-10933929079852559522015-01-16T14:34:53.468-05:002015-01-16T14:34:53.468-05:00I'm not sure how the leap is made from a typic...I'm not sure how the leap is made from a typically shoddy report about education in The Washington Post -- a valuable post -- to an indictment of "liberals." Why not stick to what we know from this analysis, which is that the newspaper is giving us poor journalism?urban legendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3214935731108319852015-01-16T13:50:47.857-05:002015-01-16T13:50:47.857-05:00Not sure how things run in VA, but in my school in...Not sure how things run in VA, but in my school in California the Standardized Test does not even remotely resemble the curriculum that we teach (much in content and even more in format.) We teach to the test because otherwise, we'd be testing on things we never taught at all. Also, teachers tend to teach to the test when their job security is dependent on test scores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com